A BBC World Service survey covering 11,000 people in 23 countries found unemployment was the world's fastest-rising worry.
Europe 'to face bigger downturn'
The UK and eurozone economies will contract sharply in 2012, economists at Standard Chartered bank forecast.
Moody's says it will review the ratings of all EU countries because of the lack of decisive policy measures coming from last week's summit.
Article written by Robert Peston
Robert Peston
Business editor
3 hours ago
Between January 2006 and July 2007, of the items reported to the FSA board by its then chief executive, just "one out of 110 related to bank prudential issues". So the safety and security of banks was hardly on the agenda of the FSA at all - just when the banks themselves were engaged in the most reckless lending and investing spree in British history.
Article written by Stephanie Flanders
Stephanie Flanders
Economics editor
3 hours ago
The message from trading floors has changed in the past few days, in a way that may be seen as a sliver of good cheer.
HP donates WebOS to open sourcers
Hewlett Packard donates its mobile system software, WebOS, to the open source community and says it will continue to invest in the project.
Sarkozy: Now clearly two Europes
French President Nicolas Sarkozy says there are now clearly two Europes following last week's summit in which the UK vetoed EU treaty changes.
Oil price back up on Iran fears
Improvements in the global economy and tensions in Iran, the world's fourth-largest oil producer, push up the price of oil.
Toyota halves its profit forecast
Toyota, Japan's largest carmaker, halves its profit forecast due to disruptions caused by Thailand's floods and the strong yen.
BBC & ITV reveal Euro 2012 picks
England's group game with Sweden at Euro 2012 on 15 June will be shown live on the BBC, who will also have first pick of the quarter-finals.
Smart energy industry learns from consumer devices
When the electricity bill pops through the letter box, would it occur to you that your PC and smartphone could help you save money?
Computer glitch hits post offices
Transactions were affected at the Post Office network on Monday as computer problems caused problems on one of the busiest days of the year.
Third of UK 'in Christmas debt'
Almost one in three people in the UK will go into debt over the Christmas period, according to a survey by YouGov.
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