Banker fears 'social time bomb'
2012-02-02 09:37:50
Dr Josef Ackermann, the head of Germany's biggest bank, Deutsche Bank, warns of a 'social time bomb' from wealth and income inequality.

AstraZeneca announces job losses
2012-02-02 09:04:25
Drugs firm AstraZeneca announces a further 7,300 job cuts over the next two years as part of a new restructuring programme.

Facebook: Behind the likes and pokes
2012-02-02 09:03:12
In papers filed at the beginning of its flotation process, Facebook reveals information about the company which had previously been private.

China 'considering' eurozone help
2012-02-02 08:57:52
Premier Wen Jiabao says Beijing is 'considering' contributing to European rescue funds, during a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Xstrata in Glencore merger talks
2012-02-02 08:20:57
Mining giant Xstrata and commodities trader Glencore International announce they are in talks over a possible 'merger of equals'.

Cold front ad for Mini backfires
2012-02-02 07:49:50
An advertising agency for BMW pays to name Europe's cold weather 'Cooper' in Germany, after the firm's Mini Cooper car, but the stunt backfires.

More Galileo satellites ordered
2012-02-02 07:03:01
The German-UK consortium building the operational spacecraft for Europe's Galileo sat-nav system wins a contract to provide an additional eight units.

Shell plans production expansion
2012-02-02 06:18:49
Royal Dutch Shell has said it will launch a major investment drive in an effort to boost falling production.

VIDEO: The oil-funded super rich of the UAE
2012-02-02 06:11:13
The past year has been quite a challenging one for the global economy, with the US and European debt crises, the turbulence of the Arab Spring and the tsunami in Japan.

Debt crisis hits Deutsche profits
2012-02-02 03:33:13
Deutsche Bank reports a sharp fall in profits as the eurozone debt crisis takes its toll on the company's investment banking division.

AUDIO: 'Great excitement' at Facebook IPO
2012-02-02 03:20:19
Tim Bajarin market analyst at Creative Strategies Inc in California gives the reaction from Silicon Valley as Facebook launches its plan to sell shares in the company for the first time.

Sony reports further heavy losses
2012-02-02 02:57:30
Japanese electronics giant Sony reports another quarterly loss after sales were hit by lower production following the floods in Thailand.

Japan carmakers see US sales jump
2012-02-02 01:02:04
Japanese carmakers report a jump in their US sales in January boosted by new models and the restoration of supply chains.

Pakistan gets trade waiver for EU
2012-02-01 23:29:30
Pakistan's efforts to revive its exports have received a boost after some of its goods were given duty free access to the EU.

China box office tipped to surge
2012-02-01 23:14:23
China's box office takings surged 29% to .1bn in 2011 and are forecast to rise by around 20% this year, new figures show.