World Business Report

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

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Meta on trial
Tech giant Meta on trial over claims it deliberately keeps young people scrolling.
18 Aug 2026,26 mins
Is social media about to change forever?
Meta is heading into a legal battle that could change how people use social media
18 Aug 2026,8 mins
50% Tariff Warning: The US-Canada Trade War Escalates
US threatens Canda with a 50% tariff on goods, with billions of dollars of trade at stake
18 Aug 2026,7 mins
50% Tariff Warning: The US-Canada Trade War Escalates
US threatens Canada with a 50% tariff on goods with billions of dollars of trade at stake
17 Aug 2026,26 mins
What a katsu curry can tell us about the Japanese economy
You've heard about the Big Mac Index, but what about the Katsu Curry Index?
17 Aug 2026,8 mins
Young people want jobs
We take a look at youth unemployment across the world.
14 Aug 2026,26 mins
Tech giants grilled over Australian Social Media ban
Govt questioned executives from companies like Meta and Tiktok
14 Aug 2026,8 mins
How Incheon Airport has become the world's busiest airport
Incheon Airport in South Korea has become the world's busiest airport for the first time.
13 Aug 2026,26 mins
Maersk en-route to success
Maersk shares rise in price after profits boost
13 Aug 2026,8 mins
Los Angeles Lakers face takeover
Former insider reaction to the news that the Los Angeles Lakers are to be taken over
12 Aug 2026,26 mins
US Prices: What's Getting More Expensive
Annual US inflation slowed for the second month in a row, cooling to 3.4% in July.
12 Aug 2026,8 mins
Total solar eclipse boosts tourism
We hear from one region in Iceland as it prepares for a total solar eclipse.
11 Aug 2026,26 mins
Nvidia raises $500bn for AI Data Centres
The chip giant has partnered with some of the world's biggest banks and investment firms
11 Aug 2026,8 mins
Why are billionaires investing in the Premier League?
A consortium including Jeff Bezos, is in talks to buy a stake in Liverpool Football Club.
10 Aug 2026,26 mins
China launches first regular Arctic shipping route
The weekly service will run along the north Russian coast
10 Aug 2026,8 mins
The USA's employment slump
American labour market figures are raising concerns as it's much worse than expected.
07 Aug 2026,26 mins
US creates fewer new jobs than expected
Overall, the US economy shed 23,000 jobs in July.
07 Aug 2026,8 mins
The heatwave economy
We find out how businesses and agriculture are coping with the heatwave in Europe
06 Aug 2026,26 mins
Cashing in on SpaceX
It's potentially a big payday for staff of SpaceX who got shares in its historic IPO.
06 Aug 2026,9 mins
It's extra time at FIFA
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has called a crisis meeting in Morocco.
05 Aug 2026,26 mins
Lift off for SpaceX?
Tech company SpaceX reports its first results since going public.
04 Aug 2026,26 mins
Why are oil company profits so high?
Saudi Arabia's Aramco and UK's BP post big increases in profits.
04 Aug 2026,9 mins
Blues on the Danube
Why business, trade and energy production relies on the Danube river?
03 Aug 2026,26 mins
Ukraine takes aim at Russia's economy
Ukrainian drone attacks hit warehouses and logistics centres across Russia.
31 Jul 2026,26 mins
FIFA fallout: 'What's wrong with wanting to make money?'
Opposition grows to FIFA's plans to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors.
31 Jul 2026,8 mins
UEFA Shows FIFA the Red Card
UEFA threatens World Cup boycott over FIFA commercial plans
30 Jul 2026,26 mins
Is this the start of the robot wars?
America blocks foreign-made robots
30 Jul 2026,8 mins
Have FIFA scored an own goal?
FIFA offers federations $40 million each to back its plan to sell its commercial rights.
29 Jul 2026,26 mins
Luxury fashion houses bag a return to sales growth
Jewellery and a strong North American market helped luxury goods giant LVMH grows sales
29 Jul 2026,8 mins
Is the World Cup up for sale?
FIFA plans to to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors.
28 Jul 2026,26 mins