BBC Radio Podcasts from World Business Report
What’s behind the US job numbers?
The US added just 181,000 jobs in 2025, according to the latest data
Jobs grow in the US – beating expectations
The state of the US jobs market looks healthier as latest figures are released
Tourism on alert as Cuba run out of jet fuel
Cuba warns airlines jet fuel will no longer be available on the island.
BP steps up cost cutting as profits slide
BP’s profits have fallen after last year’s drop in oil prices
Social media on trial in LA
A Los Angeles trial targets Meta & Google over alleged teen addiction by app design.
Nikkei hits record after Takaichi victory
Japanese stocks surge after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s election win
The EU gets tough with TikTok
The EU's told TikTok to change its 'addictive design' or face fines
The key questions on tech sell off
Why has the tech sector been hit this week?
Could the tech bubble burst?
Questions are being raised over the future of AI after a week of big stock market drops
Is AI putting software at risk?
Nearly $1 trillion has been wiped off software and services stocks
US hosts critical minerals landmark summit
Washington is keen to secure essential supplies for electric vehicles and semiconductors
Wegovy maker, Novo Nordisk, warns of price squeeze
Novo Nordisk has been hit by competition and lower prices
Disney appoints a new CEO
Josh D’Amaro is set to take over from current Disney CEO Bob Iger
X offices raided in France
Elon Musk's social media company X has been raided in France.
A US–India trade deal: What's in it?
President Trump says India will buy more US goods and stop purchasing Russian oil
Has gold lost its lustre?
The price of gold has plummeted, bringing an abrupt halt to its recent rally
Trump nominates next US Federal Reserve chair
President Trump chooses Kevin Warsh to lead the US Fed
President Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as US Fed Chair
The former Federal Reserve governor has been a critic of America's central bank.
Toyota sets record sales in 2025
What did the Japanese carmaker do differently to others?
Dollar sinks to four year low
Who are the winners and losers as the dollar weakens?
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?
US oil stocks jump
Investors bet upheaval in Venezuela could reshape access to its vast oil reserves
Review of the year 2025 - from tariffs to Labubu
We look at the biggest money and work stories from 2025