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Nikkei hits record after Takaichi victory
Japanese stocks surge after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s election win
09 Feb 2026,9 mins
The key questions on tech sell off
Why has the tech sector been hit this week?
06 Feb 2026,9 mins
Is AI putting software at risk?
Nearly $1 trillion has been wiped off software and services stocks
05 Feb 2026,9 mins
Wegovy maker, Novo Nordisk, warns of price squeeze
Novo Nordisk has been hit by competition and lower prices
04 Feb 2026,9 mins
X offices raided in France
The latest as authorities raid Elon Musk company's Paris office
03 Feb 2026,9 mins
The rise and fall of Gold
Has gold lost its lustre?
02 Feb 2026,9 mins
Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as next Fed Chair
The former Federal Reserve governor has been a critic of America's central bank
30 Jan 2026,9 mins
Dollar sinks to four year low
Who are the winners and losers as the dollar weakens?
29 Jan 2026,9 mins
The Swiss franc flies high
Switzerland’s currency hits its highest level against the dollar in more than a decade
28 Jan 2026,9 mins
India and EU agree game-changing trade deal
India and the EU announce a landmark trade deal amid trade tensions with the US.
27 Jan 2026,9 mins
North Sea nations bet big on wind power
Ten European countries pledge $11.3 billion investment in offshore wind
26 Jan 2026,9 mins
TikTok secures US future
The site’s famous algorithm will be retrained exclusively on American user-data.
23 Jan 2026,9 mins
Could a Jeff Bezos satellite network rival Starlink?
The Amazon founder is going head to head with Elon Musk
22 Jan 2026,9 mins
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
21 Jan 2026,9 mins
US Dollar falls as Trump doubles down on Greenland
President Trump insists there’s ‘no going back’ on taking control of the island
20 Jan 2026,9 mins
New flare up in Europe-US trade relations over Greenland
Finance, economy and business news from BBC journalists around the world
19 Jan 2026,9 mins
Europe and South America to sign free trade deal
The agreement has been 25 years in the making.
16 Jan 2026,9 mins
Nations begin to put a stop to Grok
The Philippines has become the third country to ban Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok outright.
15 Jan 2026,9 mins
Could US access to Greenland's minerals be the answer to President Trump's territorial ambitions?
Finance, economy and business news from BBC journalists around the world
14 Jan 2026,9 mins
Ban on business with Iran: How will it affect Iranians?
What could more tariffs do to Iran's already strugging economy?
13 Jan 2026,9 mins
Fed Chair hits back at criminal investigation
Jerome Powell accuses investigation of being politically motivated
12 Jan 2026,9 mins
EU-Mercosur deal gets green light
A trade agreement between the EU and the South American trade bloc is approved
09 Jan 2026,9 mins
Why does the US want Greenland?
US Secretary of State to meet Danish officials next week over the territory's future
08 Jan 2026,9 mins
China accuses the US of bullying over Venezuela’s oil
President Trump says Venezuela to turn over millions of barrels of 'sanctioned oil' to US
07 Jan 2026,9 mins
Greenland businesses at the eye of geopolitical storm
European leaders rally around Greenland after President Trump says US 'needs Greenland'
06 Jan 2026,9 mins
05/01/2026 GMT
Finance, economy and business news from BBC journalists around the world
05 Jan 2026,9 mins
Anti-government protests over the economy in Iran turn deadly
Trump warns US will intervene if Iran kills protesters
02 Jan 2026,9 mins
Bulgaria adopts the Euro
Bulgaria is the 21st country in the European Union to adopt the currency
01 Jan 2026,9 mins
Global economic predictions for 2026
We're almost at the end of the year - what could 2026 hold for the global economy?
31 Dec 2025,9 mins
Iran's store owners take to the streets in anger
Massive protests in Iran as shopkeepers shut their stores
30 Dec 2025,9 mins