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World Business Report

World Business Report

The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.

World Business Report

Episodes (74 available)

World Business Report, How will Trump's tariffs affect Canadian businesses?

Donald Trump hits Canada with fifty percent tariffs

21 Jul 2026

9 mins

World Business Report, New Prime Minister, familiar challenge

Can the UK's new PM tackle the cost-of-living crisis and revive economic growth?

20 Jul 2026

26 mins

World Business Report, Andy Burnham becomes the UK new prime minister

Andy Burnham promises to reverse the decline of British industry

20 Jul 2026

9 mins

World Business Report, Who really wins the World Cup?

As sponsor of both Spain and Argentina, Adidas celebrates victory either way.

17 Jul 2026

26 mins

World Business Report, Asian shares sink despite AI boom

Some Asian shares down to 5%

17 Jul 2026

9 mins

World Business Report, Canadian forest fires choke much of North America

Smoke from wild-fires covers much of North America.

16 Jul 2026

26 mins

World Business Report, Profits surge at Apple and Nvidia supplier TSMC

The company TSMC is riding the AI investment wave all the way to the bank

16 Jul 2026

9 mins

World Business Report, New York bans new data centres

New York becomes the first US state to ban constructing large-scale data centres.

15 Jul 2026

26 mins

World Business Report, Chinese EVs save economy from a serious slowdown

Chinese GDP growth slowed to 4.3% but success in EV production boosted export earnings.

15 Jul 2026

9 mins

World Business Report, US banks make huge profits

US banks makes huge profits despite rising inflation

14 Jul 2026

26 mins

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