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• Yen falls to seven-month low

  22 February 2012, 10:05 pm

  The Japanese yen falls to its lowest level against the US dollar in seven months, positive news for Japanese exporters.

• Business attacks 'snobbish' - PM

  22 February 2012, 9:11 pm

  David Cameron is to praise business for its 'vital role' in society later and say attacks on wealth creators are motivated by "snobbery".

• Lin in 'Linsanity' trademark bid

  22 February 2012, 8:16 pm

  New York Knicks basketball player Jeremy Lin files to trademark the term "linsanity", used to characterize his rapid rise to NBA stardom.

• The tax credit system changes from April 2012

  22 February 2012, 7:05 pm

  How the tax credit system will change from April

• Journey around the public sector

  22 February 2012, 7:05 pm

  Public sector casualty seeks private sector job

• Small firms: How to expand

  22 February 2012, 7:05 pm

  Your latest start-up questions answered by our panel of experts

• Rangers ex-chief questions Whyte

  22 February 2012, 6:00 pm

  A former chairman of Rangers suggests the debt the club owes Craig Whyte should be written off under the terms of the takeover contract.

• HP sales fall short of forecasts

  22 February 2012, 4:56 pm

  Computer firm Hewlett-Packard sees a drop in first-quarter sales, as it attempts to turn itself around under new chief executive Meg Whitman.

• South Korea wins Navy tanker deal

  22 February 2012, 4:51 pm

  The Royal Navy selects South Korean firm Daewoo for a £452m deal to build four new fuel tankers.

• Obama seeks US corporate tax cut

  22 February 2012, 1:26 pm

  US President Barack Obama proposes a cut in corporate tax and an end to tax loopholes, as part of his election-year strategy on the economy.

• Bank members voted for £75bn QE

  22 February 2012, 12:49 pm

  Minutes show two of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee wanted more money pumped into the economy, sending sterling down on the currency markets.

• Greek MPs consider bailout laws

  22 February 2012, 12:38 pm

  Protests take place outside parliament in Greece, as MPs consider emergency laws after a 130bn-euro bailout deal.

• Peacocks sold but 3,100 jobs lost

  22 February 2012, 12:04 pm

  Fashion retailer Peacocks is sold out of administration to Edinburgh Woollen Mill, saving 6,000 jobs, but 3,100 staff will be made redundant.

• Peugeot boosted by alliance talks

  22 February 2012, 12:03 pm

  Peugeot shares jump 12% after the carmaker confirms it is in talks about possible "co-operations and alliances".

• VIDEO: British shoe company flourishing

  22 February 2012, 11:32 am

  As Budget day looms Steph McGovern asks Peter Taylor the Managing Director of Hotter Shoes, what he would like to see the Chancellor do to help UK PLC.