Business Daily Podcast
The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
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Food prices after Hormuz: What changes now?
Thu 9 Apr 2026
The Middle East conflict has pushed up fuel and fertiliser costs - and food prices
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Anthropic: the $300bn AI firm at war with the White House
Wed 8 Apr 2026
How Claude's developer has become a leading AI player, now in a clash with Washington
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Headspace CEO on the use of AI in tackling burnout
Tue 7 Apr 2026
The boss of the online self-care brand on how the company's developed in recent years
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Wind power: A lifeline or gamble for islands?
Mon 6 Apr 2026
Around the world, islands are betting on wind to weather global energy swings
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The self-taught coder building a drone empire
Fri 3 Apr 2026
We meet Bobby Healy whose company is among the largest drone delivery firms in Europe
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Is this social media's 'Big Tobacco moment'?
Thu 2 Apr 2026
We look at the fallout from the recent court ruling against Meta and Google
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Afterlife: The business of celebrity legacies
Wed 1 Apr 2026
We explore the growing industry built around famous icons after their deaths
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The whistleblower who exposed a massive tax scam
Tue 31 Mar 2026
After Jas Bains blew the whistle, he found himself unemployable - we hear his story
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After Liberation Day: Who is footing the tariffs bill?
Mon 30 Mar 2026
Nearly a year on, we explore the impacts of President Trump's sweeping import duties
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No suits, four-day weeks: Asia's energy crunch
Thu 26 Mar 2026
How the war in Iran is pushing Asian economies to take extreme measures
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ICE: Is it chilling the US economy?
Wed 25 Mar 2026
We look at how President Trump's crackdown on immigration is registering nationally
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Could the Arctic rewrite global trade?
Tue 24 Mar 2026
We examine the players with big ambitions to develop these shipping shortcuts
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Can Cuba turn its economy around?
Mon 23 Mar 2026
The island nation is facing its most severe economic crisis in decades
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The struggle to find care that sparked a business
Fri 20 Mar 2026
Greymate Care founder and CEO, Chika Madubuko, built a platform to make caregiving easier
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Oil crisis lessons from Iran to Kuwait
Thu 19 Mar 2026
What previous oil crises reveal about risk in global energy markets
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The cost of calling home
Wed 18 Mar 2026
There’s a growing market for apps helping to cut the costs of international calls
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Germany turns to India for skilled workers
Tue 17 Mar 2026
There aren't enough people entering the labour market to replace those retiring
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China’s new economic reality
Mon 16 Mar 2026
What do the latest “Two Sessions” tell us about the world’s second-largest economy?
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Starting a jet company against the odds
Fri 13 Mar 2026
We meet the founder of JetSetGo, one of India's largest private aviation companies
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How is the world feeling the impact of rising oil prices?
Thu 12 Mar 2026
The effects of the conflict are being felt much further than the Middle East
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Why are more people suing businesses?
Tue 10 Mar 2026
We examine the rise in the number of people collectively fighting legal cases for redress
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The book that built the modern economy
Mon 9 Mar 2026
Wealth of Nations 250 years on: what’s the state of Adam Smith’s free market today?
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Finding peace through chocolate
Fri 6 Mar 2026
The family that lost its chocolate business in Syria’s war but rebuilt it in Canada
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Can the Gulf stay open for business?
Thu 5 Mar 2026
We explore whether the Gulf can keep its reputation as a safe place to invest
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Are weight-loss drugs reshaping business?
Wed 4 Mar 2026
How a change in habits appears to be opening up new economic opportunities
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The worldwide weight-loss revolution
Tue 3 Mar 2026
Drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound are reshaping global obesity treatment
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Weight-loss drugs. Who pays?
Mon 2 Mar 2026
Weight-loss drugs have transformed lives but unleashed a debate about should pay for them
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How a spiked drink led to a startup
Fri 27 Feb 2026
We meet founder Shirah Benarde, who set up NightCap, which has grown into a global brand
