• BT offers holidays for pay cuts

  BT offers staff the chance of long holidays in return for a big pay cut in a bid to reduce costs during the economic downturn.

• Rogue trades cost oil broker $10m

  A rogue trader at a London-based oil brokerage causes his employer to lose $10m (£6m) after making unauthorised trades.

• BA to cut spending by one fifth

  British Airways says it is to reduce capital spending by 20% as it faces falling passenger numbers.

• Latest Hits at the Grocery Store

  The Supermarket Guru gives us his weekly product review.

• Grow a Garden on Your Back Porch

  Housing contributor Wendy Bounds explains how to make a garden in a small space.

• Business Update: Rogue oil trader

  Jul 03 - A spike in world oil prices is being blamed on the actions of a rogue trader, Magna edges forward to Opel deal, Siemens gets World Bank bribery ban.

  
  
  

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