BBC News | Business | World 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.Spanish inflation at 15-year high- August 13, 2008 Prices in Spain rose at their fastest rate for 15 years in July, driven by higher food and transport costs.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7558049.stm Oil prices rise as stocks decline- August 13, 2008 Oil prices rise slightly after recent falls, but traders warn slowing demand is likely to cap the rise.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7557596.stm Genentech turns down Roche offer- August 13, 2008 US firm Genentech rejects an offer from Swiss partner Roche to buy all outstanding stock in the firm for $43.7bn.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7559543.stm Chinese retail sales still strong- August 13, 2008 Sales of goods in China's shops grew by 23.3% in July, figures show, the fastest rate in a decade.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7557891.stm Contraction in Japanese economy- August 13, 2008 Japan's economy contracted by 0.6% between April and June, prompting fears it is sliding towards recession.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7557794.stm Global squeeze- August 12, 2008 BBC Website readers tell us their storieshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7494166.stm Caspian crisis- August 12, 2008 Pipeline politics threatens Georgia's futurehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7557049.stm Oil 'could hit $200 within years'- August 8, 2008 Oil prices could rise as high as $200 a barrel within the next 10 years as a result of a looming supply crisis, a report warns.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7549044.stm Quake relief links aid Inmarsat- August 6, 2008 Satellite communications firm Inmarsat reports strong quarterly revenues, aided by providing mobile services in disaster areas.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7544660.stm Murdoch plans expansion in India- August 4, 2008 Rupert Murdoch's News Corp plans to invest $100m to develop six TV channels in India and add staff to its news operations.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7540509.stm |