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Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs as it pushes AI and efficiency
Is artificial intelligence starting to replace workers?
The Swiss franc flies high
The Swiss franc soars to its highest level against the dollar in more than a decade
India and EU announce 'mother of all trade deals'
After two decades, India and the European Union have announced a trade deal
India and EU agree game-changing trade deal
India and the EU announce a landmark trade deal amid trade tensions with the US
How are businesses impacted by protests in Minneapolis?
Protests continue over ICE agents sent by Donald Trump to remove illegal immigrants
North Sea nations bet big on wind power
Ten European countries pledge $11.3 billion investment in offshore wind
Ukraine's battle to keep the lights on
Ukrainians are fighting to stay warm after attacks on the country's energy networks.
TikTok secures US future
The site’s famous algorithm will be retrained exclusively on American user-data
What’s really in Trump’s Greenland framework deal?
Trump says his Greenland framework will be “amazing” for the United States
Could a Jeff Bezos satellite network rival Starlink?
The Amazon founder is going head to head with Elon Musk
Trump backs down from tariff threats over Greenland dispute
Trump says American and NATO representatives had “formed the framework of a future deal''
Snap cuts deal to settle social media addiction lawsuit
The settlement comes just days before the landmark case was due to go to trial in LA
Davos dominated by President Trump's ambition of Greenland
The World Economic Forum is in full swing in Davos, Switzerland.
US Dollar falls as Trump doubles down on Greenland
President Trump insists there’s ‘no going back’ on taking control of the island
Donald Trump steps up pressure over Greenland
European leaders push back strongly. What could it mean for business?
New flare up in Europe-US Trade relations over Greenland
Donald Trump threatens additional tariffs on eight European countries
China and Canada reset trade relations after talks
China and Canada announce tariff relief after meeting
Europe and South America to sign free trade deal
The agreement has been 25 years in the making.
Container ships changing course to the Red Sea
Maersk service returns to Red Sea transits
Nations begin to put a stop to Grok
The Philippines has become the third country to ban Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok outright
Could a cap on credit-card rates really hurt consumers?
President Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10% for a year
Could US access to Greenland's minerals be the answer to President Trump's territorial ambitions?
The US, Greenland and Denmark are set to talk in Washington
Trump's tariff on Iran's trading partners: What's at stake?
President Trump reaches again for tariffs, this time over Iran
Ban on business with Iran: how will it affect Iranians?
What could more tariffs do to Iran's already strugging economy?
Is the White House at war with the Federal Reserve?
Prosecutors probe Fed chair over $2.5 billion HQ renovation
Fed Chair hits back at criminal investigation
Jerome Powell accuses investigation of being politically motivated
President Trump lays out plans for Venezuela's oil reserves.
President Trump discusses Venezuela’s oil with US executives from the major US oil firms.
EU-Mercosur deal gets green light
A free trade deal is agreed, but not everybody is happy about it
Greenland is not “an object to be acquired”, minister tells BBC
Greenland minister tells BBC they “have no appetite for becoming Americans.”
Why does the US want Greenland?
US Secretary of State to meet Danish officials next week over the territory's future.
US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker
America says it has seized oil tankers linked to Venezuelan oil in the North Atlantic
China accuses US of bullying over Venezuela’s oil
President Trump says Venezuela will turn millions of barrels of 'sanctioned oil' to the US
What will happen to Venezuela's economy beyond the oil industry?
A student and business owner share their hopes for the future
Greenland businesses at the eye of geopolitical storm
European leaders rally around Greenland after President Trump says US 'needs Greenland'
What’s daily life like in post-Maduro Venezuela?
We talk to people in Caracas just days after the president’s ouster
US oil stocks jump
Investors bet upheaval in Venezuela could reshape access to its vast oil reserves
China's BYD overtakes Tesla
China's BYD overtakes Tesla as world's top electric vehicle seller
Anti-government protests over the economy in Iran turn deadly
Trump warns US will intervene if Iran kills protesters
How do economies hit by war rebuild in 2026?
Syria rolls out redesigned banknotes and Russia increases taxes.
Bulgaria adopts the Euro
At midnight Bulgaria became the 21st country in the European Union to adopt the Euro.
How is streaming changing what we listen to and watch?
Why Netflix is showing its latest hit at the cinema and MTV is closing video channels.
Global economic predictions for 2026
We're almost at the end of the year - what could 2026 hold for the global economy?
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett retires
The 95-year-old steps back after decades in finance
Iran's store owners take to the streets in anger
Massive protests in Iran as shopkeepers shut their stores
Iran traders protest as rial plunges
Traders shut shops and take to the streets over rapidly falling value of Iran’s currency.
Review of the year 2025 - from tariffs to Labubu
We look at the biggest money and work stories from 2025