Business confidence in Japan flounders as last year’s sales tax hike continues to hit sentiment. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32141417#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

Comedian and writer Colm O’Regan casts his comic lens upon the complexities of capitalism. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31817997#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

Europe has its priorities wrong and should be focusing on what is going on in Ukraine, says billionaire investor George Soros. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32133737#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

Indonesians are concerned about a recent spike in rice prices which the government is blaming on mark-ups by market traders. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32060968#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

Heinz – best known for its tomato ketchup and baked beans – has agreed to merge with Kraft to create a global food giant. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32060966#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

Steven Fischer, the creator of a $10,000 luxury leather bag, explains what inspired him. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32026737#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

Inflation has dropped to zero percent it’s at its lowest level since records began. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32042590#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

BBC’s Newsbeat meets two first-time buyers who have teamed up in a bid to beat the housing crisis. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32029804#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

Japan’s economic slowdown is making its latest generation of pessimistic jobseekers even more cautious about working abroad, reports Mariko Oi. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32020491#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

The chairman of Morrisons says the major supermarkets have lost their way on pricing – and that customers have voted with their feet. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32014406#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa