http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/y5sq6495/ en-GB © 2012 GMG Radio All the latest business stories Thu, 21 Oct 2010 09:19:51 +0100 http://assets.gmgradio.com/photo/page/2008/05/bjgaj4lnm4.jpg http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/y5sq6495/ A Dover-Calais ferry route which was suspended in November, when SeaFrance collapsed, is due to be re-opened. http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/suspended-dovercalais-ferry-route-to-restart/g59axnwm/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:25:59 +0000 http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/suspended-dovercalais-ferry-route-to-restart/g59axnwm/ Ministers should abandon a growing tendency to indulge in anti-business rhetoric or risk damaging Britain's economic recovery, the head of the state-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has warned. http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/rbs-chair-attacks-antibusiness-ministers-/ctmxwd5g/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:16:27 +0000 http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/rbs-chair-attacks-antibusiness-ministers-/ctmxwd5g/ The financial watchdog has temporarily shut down the 'sale and rent back' property market after discovering widespread poor practice. http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/sale-and-rent-back-property-market-closed/t5jpnszq/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:55:39 +0000 http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/sale-and-rent-back-property-market-closed/t5jpnszq/ BT has promised "ultra-fast" broadband speeds of up to 300 megabits by next spring after posting a strong business performance for the last quarter of 2011. http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/bt-pledges-ultrafast-broadband-speeds/nb9jy2ay/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:03:24 +0000 http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/bt-pledges-ultrafast-broadband-speeds/nb9jy2ay/ Labour leader Ed Miliband has urged "responsibility and restraint" in banking sector pay, saying the industry cannot continue along a path of "big bonuses, bust, and bailouts". http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/miliband-slams-bonus-bust-bailout-culture/spam7xks/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:24:11 +0000 http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/miliband-slams-bonus-bust-bailout-culture/spam7xks/ The UK will return to recession in the first half of this year, one influential think-tank has warned, but other new data from the services industry suggests otherwise. http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/doubledip-recession-too-close-to-call-/bmx3j3ch/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:11:41 +0000 http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/doubledip-recession-too-close-to-call-/bmx3j3ch/ A South African mining company has sacked 13,000 workers after they staged an illegal walkout in a row over pay. http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/south-african-mine-fires-13000-workers/nwetmnba/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:36:35 +0000 http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/south-african-mine-fires-13000-workers/nwetmnba/ A graffiti artist hired by Facebook to paint the company's first headquarters in 2005 could reportedly be worth millions when it floats on the stock exchange this year. http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/facebook-graffiti-artist-set-for-millions/d9n6se3f/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:15:50 +0000 http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/facebook-graffiti-artist-set-for-millions/d9n6se3f/ The chance of the biggest-ever deal in the mining sector has shot the two companies involved to the top of the FTSE 100 risers. http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/biggestever-mining-merger-on-the-cards/khcgbhav/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:51:16 +0000 http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/biggestever-mining-merger-on-the-cards/khcgbhav/ Banks are still failing to lend to UK businesses, meaning they are not providing value for money to the Government, a leading policymaker has told Sky News. http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/boe-policymaker-urges-action-over-lending/fz7qkjpr/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:47:25 +0000 http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/boe-policymaker-urges-action-over-lending/fz7qkjpr/ The launch of Facebook's initial public offering has provided the first glimpse of the financial and operational details behind the world's biggest social networking site. http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/facebook-finances-exposed-for-first-time/y9dltyrw/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:20:43 +0000 http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/facebook-finances-exposed-for-first-time/y9dltyrw/ Global electronics brand Sony has announced it will replace its top boss as it prepares to post its fourth consecutive full-year loss. http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/sony-replaces-boss-as-it-predicts-annual-loss/n3zmpqjp/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:41:56 +0000 http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/sony-replaces-boss-as-it-predicts-annual-loss/n3zmpqjp/ Royal Dutch Shell has reported a profits of £18.1bn ($28.6bn) for 2011, a jump of 54% on a year ago. http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/oil-firm-shells-profits-double-to-18bn/g9lvda2e/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:31:59 +0000 http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/oil-firm-shells-profits-double-to-18bn/g9lvda2e/ Pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca has announced plans to cut 7,300 jobs as part of a restructuring strategy. http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/drugs-firm-astrazeneca-to-cut-7300-jobs/bt8m92qd/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:19:02 +0000 http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/drugs-firm-astrazeneca-to-cut-7300-jobs/bt8m92qd/ Facebook has filed paperwork to go public, seeking to raise $5bn (£3.1bn) on Wall Street in the largest flotation ever by an internet company. http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/facebook-seeks-to-raise-5bn-in-flotation/jztdx72u/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:45:39 +0000 http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/facebook-seeks-to-raise-5bn-in-flotation/jztdx72u/ Banks have been told to claw back bonuses from executives involved in Payment Protection Insurance mis-selling, Sky sources have said. http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/banks-told-to-reclaim-bonuses-over-ppi/kajuhyvw/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:31:37 +0000 http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/banks-told-to-reclaim-bonuses-over-ppi/kajuhyvw/ A private company has unveiled ambitious plans to turn around a "basket case" NHS hospital. http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/rescue-plan-for-basket-case-nhs-hospital/ds2ug3c5/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:13:10 +0000 http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/rescue-plan-for-basket-case-nhs-hospital/ds2ug3c5/ Famously created in a university dorm, Facebook started life as a bit of fun for students and only launched properly in 2004. http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/facebook-the-small-ideas-that-get-big-bucks/mpgr9sjp/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:31:15 +0000 http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/facebook-the-small-ideas-that-get-big-bucks/mpgr9sjp/ BAE Systems may have lost a multi-billion pound contract to build jets for the Indian air force, putting thousands of British jobs at risk. http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/bae-set-to-lose-7bn-deal-to-the-french/meltljzp/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:54:11 +0000 http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/bae-set-to-lose-7bn-deal-to-the-french/meltljzp/ The travel website TripAdvisor has been accused by the advertising watchdog of misleading readers with reviews that might not be genuine. http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport/business/tripadvisor-faces-fake-reviews-claims/w92j7gzv/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:15:38 +0000 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