BBC News | Business | UK EditionVisit BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news.Nigeria's oil watchdog suspended- June 17, 2008 Nigeria suspends the head of its oil watchdog amid a probe into licences awarded under a former national president.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7458569.stm Christmas savings firm 'recovers'- June 17, 2008 Christmas savings firm Park Group says sales are recovering after the failure of hamper firm Farepak.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7458366.stm Overseas sales boost Adobe profit- June 17, 2008 US software firm Adobe reports a 41% jump in second-quarter profit thanks to international markets.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7458296.stm Oil at record near $140 a barrel- June 16, 2008 Oil prices hit a record $139.89 a barrel in trade in New York, despite a Saudi pledge to increase output.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7457157.stm Tanker pay talks end without deal- June 16, 2008 Talks aimed at ending a pay dispute between fuel tanker drivers and their employers are adjourned until Tuesday.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7455755.stm Barclays considers share sale- June 16, 2008 Banking group Barclays says it is "actively considering" selling shares to investors to raise cash.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7456162.stm Nationwide raises mortgage rates- June 16, 2008 The Nationwide building society rises its mortgage rates as volatility in the mortgage market continues.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7456627.stm Lehman Brothers posts loss- June 16, 2008 The US investment bank Lehman Brothers posts a loss of $2.8bn, the first since it went public in 1994.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7457565.stm Honda makes first hydrogen cars- June 16, 2008 Japanese car maker Honda begins the first commercial production of a hydrogen fuel-cell powered vehicle.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7456141.stm Primark fires child worker firms- June 16, 2008 UK High Street clothing firm Primark fires three Indian suppliers because they used child labour to finish goods.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7456897.stm |