Bristol Business News

A report published by the National Audit Office into the creation and sale of Northern Rock reveals that the government is likely to lose £2bn overall by the time all the assets are wound down. The BBC's business editor Robert Peston has the details.

Berkshire Hathaway, the holding company of legendary investor Warren Buffett, invests in 63 local newspapers in the south-eastern US.

Social networking service Pinterest is to receive $100m in funding, prompting analysts to value the two-year-old firm at up to $1.5bn.

Postal deliveries will be affected by the extra congestion generated by the Olympic Games, says Royal Mail.

Both management and unions have welcomed the deal that saved the Ellesmere Port Vauxhall car plant, and which saw changes to the working arrangements at the plant. Why did these talks go so smoothly, while those in the public sector are being more problematic?

The UK agrees a £50m trade deal to sell British pork to China, the world's biggest market for pig meat.

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