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    What is ChatGPT and why is Microsoft buying into it?

    Microsoft has announced a multibillion dollar investment in artificial intelligence.

  2. Japan warns of severe finances

    The country faces rising debt and a declining population

  3. China prepares for first Lunar New Year since Covid Lockdowns end

    More than 2 billion trips will take place in China as the Year of the Rabbit begins.

  4. Google parent Alphabet to cut 12,000 jobs

    The cuts will affect 6% of Alphabet's workforce worldwide.

  5. US crashes through the debt ceiling

    The US has hit its debt limit, forcing the Treasury to take measures to prevent a default

  6. President Macron's reform programme faces mass protests

    A new bill aims to raise the official age at which people can stop work from 62 to 64

  7. Microsoft to axe 10,000 jobs

    Microsoft hints at some changes to its hardware line up

  8. Microsoft layoffs: The tech giant confirms it will cut 10,000 jobs

    Majority of roles are expected to be eliminated in human resources and engineering

  9. China's birth rate hits 60-year low

    China's population has fallen for the first time in 60 years

  10. China's GDP growth slow down among worst on record

    China's economy grew last year at the second slowest rate in almost half a century.

  11. The Mafia: How much does it cost the economy?

    Italy's most wanted Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro arrested

  12. China v US: Both need co-operation, not confrontation

    An in-depth look at the trade relations between the world's two biggest economies

  13. US banks reveal earnings amid uncertainty

    US banks unveil their earnings - and reveal some nervousness about what the future holds

  14. China tightens its grip on tech

    Buying shares and installing board members, the Chinese state tightens control over tech.

  15. Are price rises slowing?

    Inflation in the US - the world’s largest economy - is slowing down.

  16. US inflation eases

    A sharp drop in energy price contributed to the smallest increase in more than a year.

  17. ‘Three Amigos’ Summit ends with pledges of economic cooperation

    At the meeting there were some tensions between the leaders of the US, Mexico and Canada

  18. US flights grounded

    Flights across the USA were halted for several hours because of a computer glitch.

  19. World Bank warns of dangers of global recession

    The world economy will grow by just 1.7% this year.

  20. World Bank: Global economy dangerously close to recession

    The World Bank tells us its growth prediction for 2023 has nearly halved.

  21. Pakistan to receive $9 bln in help for flood recovery

    Islamabad had sought funds to recover from devastating floods last year.

  22. China reopening: How does the world respond?

    After 3 years of Covid restrictions, China has reopened its borders for tourists.

  23. China's economy reopens

    We look at what 2023 has in store as the world's second largest economy opens up again.

  24. Food price inflation: what should we expect in the future?

    Rising prices are squeezing millions of households across the globe.

  25. US Congress chaos continues

    Deadlock of the House of Representatives to elect a Speaker continues into a third day

  26. Amazon lays off 18,000 employees

    'More pain ahead' in tech, analysts say.

  27. First broadcast 04/01/2023 22:32 GMT

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

  28. Unseasonably warm wet weather ruining ski season

    Snow shortage threatens Alps with wet winter season.

  29. Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty

    Former FTX executive Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to fraud

  30. The list of countries insisting arrivals from China must test is growing

    The list of countries insisting arrivals from China must test for Covid is growing.

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