World Business Report Episodes Episode guide
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US stock markets hit record highs on trade deal hopes
Susan Schmidt of Aviva Investors in Chicago on the day's trading.
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US Shutdown Workers Miss January Pay
Hundreds of thousands of federal workers in the US have not received their January pay.
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US Senate Reaches Budget Agreement
The US Senate has reached a two-year, $400bn budget agreement
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US Senate passes bill to counter China tech
The US Senate has approved a $250bn spending plan to boost tech research and production.
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US Seeks to Seize $1bn in Malaysian Assets
The US Justice Department is investigating Malaysia's state fund 1MDB.
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US Retail Giant Sears Files for Bankruptcy
So what went wrong? Also, Peter Jankovskis takes a look at the day on Wall Street
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US regulator ramps up scrutiny over Tesla’s autopilot feature
US regulator investigates whether Tesla's AI function undermines the driver’s supervision
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US ready to ban TikTok and WeChat on Sunday
TikTok and WeChat face a US install ban on Sunday, unless President Trump approves a deal
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US private sector jobs numbers well below expectations
US private-sector employment increased by 330,000 in July, not the expected 653,000
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US Prices: What's Getting More Expensive
Annual US inflation slowed for the second month in a row, cooling to 3.4% in July.
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US presidential election count continues
As the US presidential count continues we consider prospects for the country's economy.
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US President Biden addresses the UN’s COP27 climate summit
We hear US President Biden's address to the UN's COP27 climate change summit in Egypt.
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US Prepares To Reimpose Iran Sanctions
US sanctions on Iran go into effect on Monday.
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US Prepares for Tense Trade Talks with EU
President Trump has criticised the EU ahead of a meeting with Jean-Claude Juncker
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US postpones next tariff hike after China trade talks
The US has agreed to suspend its next tariff hike on Chinese imports.
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US plans to halve emissions by 2030
The US has unveiled an updated carbon pledge that will nearly halve its emissions by 2030.
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US plans to halve emissions by 2030
The US has unveiled an updated carbon pledge that will nearly halve its emissions by 2030
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US Places Metal Tariffs on Key Allies
The US is to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from the EU, Canada and Mexico
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US passes grim Covid-19 milestone
Democrats promise more financial aid as infections rise to 25 million
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US pandemic financial assistance set to expire
Hardship may await millions of Americans if pandemic financial assistance is not replaced.
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US orders new sanctions on Iranian metals
President Trump orders new sanctions on Iran's industrial metals industry
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US Ordered To Ease Iran Sanctions
ICJ orders US to remove "any impediments" to the export of humanitarian goods.
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US Opioid Legal Battle Heats Up
In the US, big pharmaceutical companies are on trial
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US on verge of new stimulus package
President Trump says Congress is on the verge of agreeing a massive new stimulus package.
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US on the brink of historic stimulus
$1.9tn stimulus bill aims to lift millions out of poverty
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US midterms: Is the economy the biggest factor in the electorate's mind?
All 435 seats in the House and 35 seats in the Senate are up for grabs.
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US markets shrugged off a weak oil price to end the day higher.
US markets shrugged off a weak oil price to end the day higher after Monday's holiday
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US jury rules weedkiller a cancer 'factor'
A US jury found Bayer's weedkiller glyphosate to be a 'factor' in a gardener's cancer
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US Judge Halts Controversial Pipeline
A judge has blocked construction of a controversial oil pipeline from Canada to the US.
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US jobs report paints mixed picture
The US economy added just 199,000 jobs in December but unemployment also fell to 3.9%
