World Business Report Episodes Episode guide

What does China and the USA want from the state visit?

We find out what a trade truce could look like for China and the USA.
Presidents Trump and Xi prepare to talk trade, tariffs and tech

The leaders of China and the US will meet at a tense point in their relationship.
UN General Assembly: will diplomacy talks help the global oil market?

How will it affect petrol and diesel costs?
What the paramount warner merger could mean for Hollywood

Paramount Skydance given the green light for merger with Warner Bros Discovery
Saudi Arabia halts October crude deliveries to some European refineries

Oil deliveries via Saudi Arabia's East/West pipeline have fallen after Houthi attacks.
Canada wants closer ties with the European Union

PM Mark Carney is in Europe to discuss if Canada could become an EU Associate Member.
Fed raises US interest rates by 0.25%

US Rate rise is the first since 2023, as the Federal Reserve focuses on inflation fight.
Why are you paying more to borrow money?

How the bond market affects your costs and can the US tame them?
Does AI need a kill switch?

Anthropic co-founder speaks to the BBC about the dangers of AI development.
Global shipping threatened by Houthi military advances

Yemen rebels now control the Red Sea
China’s President to travel to the BRICS summit in India

The visit to New Delhi is Xi Jinping’s first trip to India in seven years
Is AI a threat to humanity?

An Anthropic researcher thinks AI poses an existential threat. How worried should we be?
UK bans trade with Israeli West Bank settlements

The UK has announced sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied territories
Thousands to be laid off as Europe's car industry suffers

Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed plans to cut around 4,000 jobs worldwide
Fifty years of Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Friends

Aardman Animations, creators of Wallace & Gromit, celebrate their 50th anniversary
What will El Niño cost us?

Panama Canal operator cuts daily transit vessels because of low rainfall.
Is this the biggest oil deal in history?

The US and Venezuela reach an oil deal worth billions, but who will it benefit?
How will bond market turmoil affect you?

As conflict flares again in the Gulf, oil prices push global bond markets to new highs.
Apple's new chief

As Tim Cook heads for the exit, we profile Apple's new boss John Ternus.
US Central Bank Chair says inflation isn't beaten yet

Kevin Warsh was speaking at the annual Jackson Hole conference in Wyoming.
AI firms call for countries to beef up their cyber defences... against AI

They warn AI inspired cyber-attacks are growing in number and becoming sophisticated.
Meta agrees to pay up to $18Bn in record legal settlement

Facebook and Instagram owner was accused of having addictive products that harm children.
Canada hits back at the US with $20Bn tariffs on US goods

Canada has announced ‘dollar-for-dollar’ counter-tariffs on a swath of US goods.
Iran faces 'greatest financial offensive ever'

The US announced a host of sanctions against Iran and threatened its supporters.
Title: El Niño: What could it mean for the global economy?

Short: A powerful El Niño could push global temperatures to record highs
America's $40 trillion debt

Can the world's biggest economy afford its record debt?
The economic cost of Russia’s war in Ukraine

How the war is reshaping the Russian and Ukrainian economies
Meta on trial

Tech giant Meta on trial over claims it deliberately keeps young people scrolling.
50% Tariff Warning: The US-Canada Trade War Escalates

US threatens Canada with a 50% tariff on goods with billions of dollars of trade at stake
Young people want jobs

We take a look at youth unemployment across the world.