12-Mar-2014 13:55

G4S pays £108.9m for tagging scandal :: Troubled security firm G4S pays the UK government £108.9m for the tagging scandal, and admits that 2013 was "an extremely challenging year".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26541375#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Minimum wage up to £6.50 an hour :: The national minimum wage will increase by 19p an hour to £6.50, the government has announced.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26543267#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Fun with data: Graphing my music and getting textual with Edward Snowden :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/iah8-yiOJTY/

Thousands 'miss out' on insulation :: At least 54,000 homes in the UK will not now be insulated as a result of changes to energy bills, the Labour Party claims.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26543264#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Soros: EU may not survive crisis :: The European Union may not survive, according to billionaire George Soros, because Germany is failing to take on the role of leader.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26541356#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Berners-Lee: We need Web freedom :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/k4suHE-97ng/index.html

Web firms face a strict new set of privacy rules in Europe – here's what to expect :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/mHWXylC5LG4/

25 years after inventing the web, Tim Berners-Lee invites users to help draft global "bill of rights" :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/M8t7aa5Hc-M/

Bank of Thailand cuts rates to 2% :: The Bank of Thailand cuts its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 2% - the lowest level in three years - amid continuing political turmoil.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26540672#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

New rules to squeeze payday lenders :: A quarter of payday lenders could be forced out of the market as the Financial Conduct Authority investigates the way they treat borrowers struggling to repay their loans.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26539569#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

SpiceJet places $4.4bn Boeing order :: India's budget airline SpiceJet places an order for 42 of Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft in a deal worth $4.4bn at list prices.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26541211#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Cathay Pacific profits rise 204% :: Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific airways posts a 204% increase in profits in 2013 to $335m, as demand for flights to southern China increases.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26540669#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Neil Young's Pono player surpasses $800,000 Kickstarter goal on launch day :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/rS3jYA9ncKU/

Banker accused of fraud surrenders :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/fK-cqyUp82M/index.html

Chrome Show: Samsung Chromebook 2 benchmarks don't impress :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/9QnYzK675s4/

Salmon exports to US hit £200m :: The value of Scottish salmon exports to America sees a four fold increase in five years reaching £200m in 2013.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-26529943#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Hampden athletics venue unveiled :: Hampden Stadium has been unveiled as an athletics arena as work to transform it nears completion ahead of Glasgow 2014.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-26538401#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

The business of argan oil :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/wrGUrWB6YJI/spc-african-voices-zoubida-charrouf-c.cnn.html

Lebanon's slow Internet :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/ucMuMM39ZI4/jamjoom-lebanese-economy.cnn.html

No speeches at World Cup ceremony :: Fifa head Sepp Blatter rules out speeches at the opening of the World Cup after President Rousseff' was booed at last year's Confederations Cup.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-26539972#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa