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US job numbers are rising and the stock market is booming near record highs. So why are consumers feeling so pessimistic about the economy?...
Last week, the US President threatened to raise the tariff on the import of EU cars to 25% if the European Parliament delayed a new EU/US ta...
As airlines cut flights over high jet fuel costs the EU's transport commissioner says passengers must still be compensated. We hear from the...
Tony Fernandes, the chief executive of the low-cost carrier, has been speaking to the BBC. He says the current high fuel costs are more comp...
We look back on the life of the CNN founder, Ted Turner, who has died. We hear from Brian Selter, CNN chief media analyst, and Lisa Napoli w...
Oil prices drop after reports that the US and Iran are close to a peace deal. Donald Trump says the war could end with an agreement, and war...
With the US and Iran trading fire in the Strait of Hormuz, the ceasefire wobbling and oil prices continuing to rise, Sam Fenwick discusses t...
The ceasefire between Iran and the US is looking increasingly fragile after another day of attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. As tensions rise...
Are ships moving in the Persian Gulf and could it lead to the resumption of hostilities between the US and Iran? Andrew Peach finds out more...
Video game retail chain GameStop has made a surprise $56bn bid to take over the online marketplace eBay. GameStop’s CEO says he plans to cre...
The US President Donald Trump has announced a new hike on cars and trucks imported from the European Union, accusing the EU of not adhering...
A third of the world's fertiliser is sourced from the Persian Gulf region. Farmers' are now predicted to produce smaller crops this year, af...
We hear how oil prices have been swinging sharply, with Brent crude briefly hitting 126 dollars a barrel as tensions in the Gulf raise conce...
The price of Brent crude hit a four year high on Thursday before falling back. Markets were reacting to comments from President Trump about...
Jerome Powell says he will continue to stay on as Federal Reserve Governor, even after his chairmanship ends. We look at what this means for...
Oil prices have jumped despite the UAE exit from the OPEC groups of oil producing countries - we'll be looking at why. And more pressure is...
The United Arab Emirates is leaving OPEC and OPEC+ after nearly 60 years of membership, we find out what triggered them to leave. In the US,...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has said it is quitting the Opec and Opec+ groups of major oil producing nations after nearly 60 years. As pe...
Diamond mines across Sierra Leone are closing, deepening economic uncertainty and raising fears of further conflict. Our presenter Ed Butler...
Airlines could start going bankrupt the boss of one aviation company tells World Business Express. And why two tech titans are heading to th...
US consumers are feeling less confident about their economy than at any other time. We hear from researchers and businesses about why war in...
The Bank of England expects stock markets around the world to fall as share prices are not reflecting the many risks facing the world econom...
Shareholders of Warner Brothers Discovery have approved its sale to media conglomerate Paramount Skydance, with the merger valued at $110 bi...
The shareholders of Warner Brothers Discovery have voted yes to an hundred billion dollar acquisition by Paramount. After fighting off Netfl...
Iran has seized two cargo ships and warned that reopening the Strait of Hormuz will be “impossible” if a US blockade continues. Sarah Rogers...
The European Union has unlocked a $100 billion loan for Kyiv - money that’s been stuck for months. Hungary had been holding it up, arguing i...
Andrew Peach is joined by George Conboy as we look at Kevin Warsh’s grilling before the US Senate's banking committee and examine the prospe...
Kevin Warsh - Donald Trump’s nominee for the post as chairman of the Federal Reserve, the US central bank - appears before senators in a bid...
Andrew Peach hears from businesses reclaiming 'Liberation Day' tariffs in what promises to be the biggest repayment programme in history. El...
Global financial markets have headed south again after tensions between the US and Iran took a turn for the worse over the weekend. American...
Iran has announced that the Strait of Hormuz is open, but the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organisation tells us he would...
Iran's Foreign Minister says ships can again use the crucial Persian Gulf sea route while a ceasefire continues to hold. Markets have reacte...
The head of the International Energy Agency Fatih Birol says the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz could trigger what he calls the largest en...
That’s a warning from the International Energy Agency boss, Fatih Birol as the Middle East conflict continues to disrupt energy supplies. So...
President Trump has threatened to fire US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell if he does not step aside next month, raising concerns over ce...
World finance ministers meeting in Washington have been voicing their anger and frustration at the US because of the financial strains being...
With the Global recession warning from the International Monetary Fund, Andrew Peach looks at rising oil, gas and food prices, and how they...
In its World Economic Outlook report the International Monetary Fund says that, in a worst case scenario - where oil, gas and food prices sp...
As President Trump blocks ships travelling to and from Iran through the Strait of Hormuz, how will this affect Iranian oil exports? The Phil...
The US has begun its blockade of the key shipping route the Strait of Hormuz after talks with Iran failed to reach an agreement. President D...
From a fruit and vegetable store to a global empire, Samsung’s story is more than business - it’s an epic family saga. Behind the success li...
After a 16-year rule, the nationalist prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, faces the opposing leader Peter Magyar in Sunday’s election....
The Strait of Hormuz remains almost shut to shipping, hurting economies around the world. In Ireland farmers and lorry drivers have been pro...
Although the fragile ceasefire between Iran and the United States still holds, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains heavily disrupt...
For the first time in seven years, India has bought its first cargo of Iranian oil. India hasn't purchased any Iranian oil since 2019 becaus...
Reopening the Strait of Hormuz, an important global waterway, is part of the ceasefire agreement, as announced by the US government, but lat...
The US and Iran have come to a temporary ceasefire, but for many businesses and consumers, the pressure may be far from over. Hundreds of sh...
A countdown is underway as President Trump says 'a whole civilisation will die tonight' in Iran without a deal to fully re-open the Strait o...
Over several days, Ukrainian drones have repeatedly struck oil export facilites in Primorsk and Ust-Luga in the Baltic Sea, and Novorossiysk...
United States President Donald Trump said the US will target civilian infrastructure if Iran doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz. He has given...