The latest stories from the Business section of the BBC News web site.
Updated: 9 hours 26 min ago
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 19:43
China cannot be a "free rider" when it comes to global trade, the EU's trade commissioner, Karel De Gucht, warns.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 14:03
It is a decade since the first person in the UK used a chip and pin card to pay for goods.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 13:52
The British Chambers of Commerce say the number of small and medium sized business actively exporting has risen - but there needs to be better support for UK manufacturing.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 13:52
The BBC talks to Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales about Yahoo's acquisition of Tumblr, in a $1.1bn deal.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 13:52
US drugs maker Actavis, itself the subject of bid speculation, agrees to buy Dublin-based rival Warner Chilcott for $8.5bn (£5.6bn) including debt.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 13:40
Financial expert Martin Lewis said it was "time we had a little more fairness" from American firms such as Amazon, Starbucks and Google over their tax affairs in the UK.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 13:17
Why Yahoo thinks blogging platform Tumblr is worth more than $1bn
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 12:47
People who receive tax credits are being warned about scam emails being sent out by fraudsters in an attempt to gather card details and passwords.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 11:21
Transport company FirstGroup has announced a £615m rights issue in a bid reduce its debt after its full year profit dropped by over a third.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 11:11
Energy customers can face choices including a "two-year capped price plan 2" or a "blue plus price promise February 2015" when choosing gas and electricity tariffs.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 11:11
Ricoh Arena owners ACL say they are baffled by reports saying that Coventry City now intend to build a new stadium.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 10:44
JP Morgan chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon is facing a shareholder revolt as investors prepare to vote on whether he should be allowed to keep both jobs.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 10:32
New European scheduled flights to Amsterdam, Paris, Milan and Geneva are announced by Cambridge Airport.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 10:23
The upswing in global stock markets continues with another strong start to the week that has seen shares climbing in Asia, and the return of day traders.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 09:26
High inflation has cost the UK economy £10bn over the last three years, says an influential report, and has now become a "permanent fixture".
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 09:22
The Today programme's business news with Simon Jack.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 06:57
Discount airline Ryanair reports record full-year profits and rising revenues despite soaring fuel costs, but hits out at "bizarre" EU takeover decision.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 04:25
A number of prominent business leaders accuse those calling for Britain to leave the European Union of "putting politics before economics".
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 01:41
David Cameron has called on British overseas territories to "get their house in order" and sign up to international treaties on tax.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 00:01
Yahoo's board approves a deal to buy New York-based blogging service Tumblr for $1.1bn (£725m), US media reports say.