BBC Business News

• PPI payments 'hit £1.9bn in 2011'
  Banks paid out £1.9bn in compensation in 2011 for the mis-selling of payment protection insurance, a watchdog says. […]
• Bank members voted for £75bn QE
  Two members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee wanted more money pumped into the economy, meeting notes reveal. […]
• Barratt bounces back into profit
  Barratt Developments has returned to profit after a loss for the same period last year and it expects to recover further. […]
• Peugeot boosted by alliance talks
  Peugeot shares jump 10% after the carmaker confirms it is in talks about possible "cooperations and alliances". […]
• Greece braced for bailout protest
  Greece is bracing itself for large protests against further spending cuts, after agreement on a new 130 billion euro bailout. […]