BBC Business Headlines

German exports hit record in 2011
German's trade surplus rises to 158bn euros in 2011 on record exports of 1.06tn euros, official figures show.


A380 wing crack checks extended
Checks are ordered on all Airbus A380 superjumbos after cracks were found in wing components, extending an earlier safety ruling covering 20 planes.


Greek parties 'to finalise deal'
Greek PM Lucas Papademos is set to meet coalition parties in an attempt to seal an austerity deal to secure a new EU/IMF bailout.


RBS boss: I considered resigning
Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester tells the BBC he briefly considered resigning during the uproar over his bonus.


Vestas directors quit after loss
The finance chief at Vestas quits and other directors will not seek re-election to the board of the wind turbine company.



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Supporting Bad Habits With Public Money
Restricting what recipients of food stamps and other government support may buy doesn't seem to work, an economist writes.

Tilting the Budget Process to the G.O.P.
Congressional Republicans are trying to tamper with institutions that won't do their bidding, an economist writes.

The Super Bowl and New York's Economy
Economic research suggests that winning the Super Bowl improves the economy of the team's hometown, but only slightly.

Marriage Is for Rich People
Dwindling marriage rates are concentrated among the poor -- the very people whose living standards would be most improved by having a second household income.

Saluting Teamwork
Military leaders want their troops to be committed to one another and their mission rather than going after individual rewards -- and maybe there's a lesson in that for the rest of us, an economist writes.

Reader Response: Bible-nomics
Readers respond to a post about anticapitalist sections of the bible with some other examples.




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