World Business Report

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

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AI, billions and the race to go public
AI giants including OpenAI, Anthropic and SpaceX explore potential stock market listings.
21 May 2026,25 mins
Inside Space X's IPO plan
Elon Musk's Space X is going public, in, maybe, the biggest initial public offering ever
21 May 2026,8 mins
Why did Bolt's CEO fire whole HR team?
Ryan Breslow defends his decision saying they 'created problems that didn't exist.'
20 May 2026,26 mins
Trump leaves, Putin enters
The Russian leader meets with President Xi after the US President's visit to Beijing
20 May 2026,8 mins
Why did a former Google CEO get booed?
Eric Schmidt is heckled at a graduation; we find out why from a student in the room.
19 May 2026,26 mins
Kenya's government cuts fuel prices after deadly protests
Kenya's government cuts diesel prices after anger over fuel costs took to the streets
19 May 2026,8 mins
Musk and Altman are 'toddlers'
Elon Musk and Sam Altman are described as 'toddlers' as their trial concludes.
18 May 2026,26 mins
Major rail strike brings New York to a halt
Transit workers walk out in America's busiest city
18 May 2026,8 mins
What's life like for seafarers stuck in the Strait of Hormuz?
As the US-Iran war escalates, we hear about the welfare of ship crews stranded
05 May 2026,8 mins
GameStop wants eBay for $56bn
US retailer GameStop has put in an offer to buy online marketplace eBay for $56bn
04 May 2026,8 mins
EU frees up money for Ukraine
The bloc finally unlocks a $100 billion loan for Kyiv
22 Apr 2026,8 mins
The new head of the Fed?
Donald Trump’s nominee for the chair of the Federal Reserve is grilled by senators
21 Apr 2026,8 mins
Tensions in the Gulf as US seizes Iranian ship
Global markets dip as Iran says it will retaliate against what it says is piracy
20 Apr 2026,8 mins
First Iranian oil for India in seven years
For the first time in seven years, India has bought its first cargo of Iranian oil
09 Apr 2026,8 mins
What the US-Iran ceasefire means for oil prices, flights and bills
Ships are starting to move through the Strait of Hormuz, but hundreds are still backed up
08 Apr 2026,8 mins
Why Sri Lanka is raising electricity prices for most households
Sri Lanka is forced to increase power tariffs as energy costs begin to bite
31 Mar 2026,8 mins
Why diesel is rising quicker in price than other fuel?
Diesel has been rising faster than other fuels due to the war in Iran
30 Mar 2026,8 mins
US allows Russian oil sales to tackle rising prices
India has been granted a 30 day waver to buy sanctioned Russian oil to ease supply fears
06 Mar 2026,8 mins
Can Gulf countries export oil before storage runs out?
Crude oil supplies from Iraq and Kuwait could stop shipping within days
05 Mar 2026,8 mins
Strait talking: Energy markets rocked as conflict intensifies
Energy prices spike after Qatar closes its LNG base and the Strait of Hormuz remains shut
03 Mar 2026,8 mins
Iran: War in Middle East rattles global markets
Strikes send oil prices higher and travel stocks tumbling
02 Mar 2026,9 mins
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
14 Jan 2026,8 mins
Review of the year 2025 - from tariffs to Labubu
We look at the biggest money and work stories from 2025
25 Dec 2025,26 mins