Business NewsAmazon soars above Street view shares skyrocket | 22 October 2009 17:3 GMT  Reuters - Amazon.com Inc on Thursday posted quarterly profit that handily beat Wall Street estimates and said holiday sales could come in far above expectations, sending its shares up 15 percent to their highest level in nearly a decade.Source: Yahoo! | Print story: Amazon soars above Street view shares skyrocket 15m pensioners overpaying tax | 22 October 2009 17:1 GMT Some 1.5 million pensioners have overpaid tax by an average of £171 each since 2002-3, an official report says. Source: BBC News | Print story: 15m pensioners overpaying tax Green jobs | 22 October 2009 17:1 GMT Embracing the technology that creates jobs Source: BBC News | Print story: Green jobs Recession tales | 22 October 2009 17:1 GMT Job hunting, chasing orders... and doing fine. Source: BBC News | Print story: Recession tales Wal-Mart says cuts slower growth to be positives | 22 October 2009 16:48 GMT AP - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s CEO and President Mike Duke promised investors Thursday that the retailer's aggressive price-cutting will not hurt its stock price, even as the company issued a modest forecast for U.S. expansion this year and next. Source: Yahoo! | Print story: Wal-Mart says cuts slower growth to be positives US cuts pay at bailed out firms BofA hits back | 22 October 2009 16:43 GMT  Reuters - The U.S. pay czar on Thursday slashed compensation for top earners at seven bailed-out companies for the final two months of the year, and was immediately slammed by the country's largest bank which claimed the cuts could send talent fleeing.Source: Yahoo! | Print story: US cuts pay at bailed out firms BofA hits back Fighting back | 22 October 2009 16:39 GMT The clouds are lifting in the Halifax heartland Source: BBC News | Print story: Fighting back Your finances | 22 October 2009 16:31 GMT Many people have done well out of the recession Source: BBC News | Print story: Your finances Hardest hit | 22 October 2009 16:28 GMT People and places bearing the brunt of the recession Source: BBC News | Print story: Hardest hit UK expected to exit its recession | 22 October 2009 16:1 GMT The UK economy is expected to have registered growth between July and September, meaning the recession is over. Source: BBC News | Print story: UK expected to exit its recession Financials drive Wall St higher; Amazon up late | 22 October 2009 15:56 GMT  Reuters - U.S. stocks rose on Thursday after quarterly results from insurer Travelers and regional bank PNC Financial gave a boost to financial stocks.Source: Yahoo! | Print story: Financials drive Wall St higher; Amazon up late Fraud probe into City financier | 22 October 2009 15:55 GMT The Serious Fraud Office launches a criminal inquiry into London-based financier Nicholas Levene. Source: BBC News | Print story: Fraud probe into City financier Kindle sales boost Amazon profits | 22 October 2009 15:4 GMT Online retailer Amazon has reported strong profits between July and September - thanks in part to the Kindle electronic reader. Source: BBC News | Print story: Kindle sales boost Amazon profits Amazoncom beats Street may see blow-out holiday | 22 October 2009 14:16 GMT Reuters - Amazon.com Inc on Thursday posted quarterly profit that handily beat Wall Street estimates and said holiday sales could come in far above expectations, sending shares of the world's largest online retailer up 8 percent. Source: Yahoo! | Print story: Amazoncom beats Street may see blow-out holiday
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