World Business Report Podcast
The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the ѿý.
Episodes to download
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US federal workers miss their first paycheques since shutdown
Friday
We hear from a federal employee who is still working without getting paid.
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Trump says trade talks with Canada 'terminated'
Friday
The president made an announcement over an advert critical of tariffs
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NBA stars and mafia arrested in illegal gambling crackdown
Thursday
NBA stars Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones are among those arrested.
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US and EU increase pressure on Russian energy sector
Thursday
New sanctions imposed against Rosneft and Lukoil
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Starlink cuts services to Myanmar scam camps
Wednesday
SpaceX targeted devices used by scam compounds along the Thai-Myanmar border.
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Is Warner Brothers Discovery for sale?
Tuesday
The Harry Potter and Succession producer has received several unsolicited offers
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What to expect from Japan's first female prime minister?
Tuesday
What changes will she bring to the economy?
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Amazon Web Services: Disruption around the world
Last Monday
Amazon's cloud firm says major service issues remain after outage hit hundreds of sites
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Amazon Web Services: hundreds of sites including Zoom, Duolingo and Snapchat are affected
Last Monday
Dozens of the world's biggest sites are having issues
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Landmark global shipping deal paused
Fri 17 Oct 2025
A landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions has been put on hold for a year
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Pushback on proposed IMO shipping emission cuts
Fri 17 Oct 2025
Representatives voted to postpone a decision by a year
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The end for Nestlé as we know it?
Thu 16 Oct 2025
The world's largest packaged food and drink company is set to cut 16,000 jobs
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Has India agreed to stop buying Russian oil?
Thu 16 Oct 2025
President Trump says yes - India says talks are still ongoing
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Are Chinese businesses feeling the squeeze?
Wed 15 Oct 2025
With the latest data showing prices in China falling again, is its economy stuck?
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India resumes shipping small parcels to the US
Wed 15 Oct 2025
It's been welcomed by small businesses but comes with new tariff costs
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Is there still hope for the US economy?
Tue 14 Oct 2025
How is a government shutdown impacting the world's largest economy?
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France to suspend pension reform
Tue 14 Oct 2025
France grapples with political turmoil over budget and deficit cuts
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Why Microsoft is switching from one of the world's most used operating systems?
Mon 13 Oct 2025
How bad that could be for millions of computer users around the world?
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China posts strong export data amid rising US trade risks
Mon 13 Oct 2025
Latest data out of China shows exports up by more than 8 percent
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Trump threatens a "massive" increase in tariffs on Chinese goods
Fri 10 Oct 2025
In a post on social media, Trump said he now saw "no reason" to meet China’s President Xi
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US steps up to save the Argentine Peso
Fri 10 Oct 2025
The US has announced a planned $20bn financial rescue for Argentina.
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JP Morgan Chase boss talks about AI impact on business
Thu 9 Oct 2025
Chief Executive Jamie Dimon shares his views on AI.
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US top banker warns of potential risk of stock market decline
Thu 9 Oct 2025
JP boss Morgan told the ѿý that there is a higher risk of a serious fall in US stocks
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Bank of England warns AI-bubble could burst
Wed 8 Oct 2025
Bank of England warned the increasing risk of an AI-bubble “sharp correction” in markets
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Trump and Carney talk trade at the White House
Tue 7 Oct 2025
Donald Trump says the US and Canada have "natural conflict" on trade
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Renewable energy overtakes coal
Tue 7 Oct 2025
Global renewable energy becomes the biggest source of electricity, overtaking coal.
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Another collapse – can France cope?
Mon 6 Oct 2025
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has resigned after less than a month in the job.
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What will France's government collapse mean for businesses?
Mon 6 Oct 2025
France's government has fallen apart again over how to handle it's public spending budget