BBC Business News
Bibles, Home Alone and perfume: Six takeaways from Trump's 2025 finances (Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:22:25 GMT)
Official documents show the US president made billions of dollars as he returned to the White House.
Don't expect trackers to save your stolen car, experts say (Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:31:43 GMT)
Kia told the BBC UK law prevented its location tracking function being used to live track vehicles.
Halifax brand to be scrapped after 173 years (Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:09:05 GMT)
Lloyds says it remains committed to the town of Halifax and very little will change for customers.
US blocks long-term renewal of North American trade deal (Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:56:36 GMT)
US blocks 16-year North America trade deal renewal, triggering annual rolling reviews
Plea for households to read energy meter as prices rise (Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:02:02 GMT)
Household energy prices have risen by 13% a year as regulator Ofgem's latest price cap kicks in.
Why is crucial tech vulnerable to the heat? (Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:23:12 GMT)
Energy grids and train services are among the vital services that are vulnerable to very hot weather.
Up to 150 ex-WHSmith High Street stores to close as rescue deal approved (Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:10:32 GMT)
The sweeping restructuring, approved by a court, will see steep rent cuts on most remaining stores.
Trump made more than $1bn from crypto in first year back in office (Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:04:32 GMT)
The president's crypto income far outpaces his earnings from real estate and Trump-themed items such as watches.
Brewery boss who banned phones and swearing from pubs dies aged 81 (Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:13:20 GMT)
Humphrey Smith had been at the helm of the Tadcaster brewer since the 1980s.
Why Gen Z are planning for life without a state pension (Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:05:19 GMT)
Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older
Anthropic says US lifts export ban on its advanced AI tools (Wed, 01 Jul 2026 03:39:44 GMT)
Fable and Mythos were abruptly suspended in June over concerns that they could be used by hackers.
Australia sues Amazon for making allegedly unfair contracts with subscribers (Wed, 01 Jul 2026 01:04:16 GMT)
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says Amazon has broken consumer protection law
Romesh Ranganathan 'gutted' over bakery closure (Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:52:15 GMT)
Coughlans Bakery says it has gone into voluntary liquidation over hikes in national insurance and business rates.
We had packed lunches every day for 10 years and retired at 40 (Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:03:26 GMT)
The Fire (Financially Independent, Retire Early) movement sees followers save as much as possible.
Cruise passengers 'stranded' after air con failure to be flown home (Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:45:05 GMT)
Tui has apologised and told passengers it has arranged flights home for tomorrow and a full refund.
Chinese tycoon sentenced to 30 years in US jail (Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:48:18 GMT)
Guo Wengui branded himself as a China critic, gaining followers who backed his fraudulent schemes.
Homes harder to sell as high mortgage rates frustrate buyers (Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:22:35 GMT)
Three in five homes listed for sale since January remain on the market, says property portal Zoopla.
Hollywood director gets two and a half years in prison for defrauding Netflix (Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:41:10 GMT)
He was accused of using money for a Netflix show on lavish purchases like Rolls Royces and Ferraris.
Shetland backs plan to connect islands with £1.5bn undersea tunnels (Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:18:16 GMT)
The undersea links between some of the UK's most northerly islands could be in place within eight years.
India's biggest share sales tell the story of a country glued to its phones (Tue, 30 Jun 2026 03:42:14 GMT)
NSE and Jio Platforms embody the sweeping changes in how India has consumed, invested and transacted over the past decade.
Burnham's 'Manchesterism' could change the UK, but is not yet a full economic plan (Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:41:04 GMT)
Andy Burnham's speech depicted a different way of seeing and running the UK, though there are many other questions about the detail.
Will Andy Burnham's devolution plan raise economic growth? (Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:33:26 GMT)
BBC Verify has looked at what impact further devolution could be expected to have on the UK.
WhatsApp to let people chat by swapping usernames instead of phone numbers (Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:16:23 GMT)
The app's new usernames feature will be rolled out globally over the next few months.
British American Tobacco to cut 9,000 jobs (Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:58:22 GMT)
The company had said earlier this year it was planning savings to make it "more digital and AI-focused".
Supreme Court blocks Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook (Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:51:52 GMT)
The decision, seen as a win for central bank independence, sends the fight over removal back to the lower courts.
Ford rehires human engineers after AI fails to match quality checks (Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:58:01 GMT)
The car-maker found AI quality checks failed to match the skill of veteran technicians.
South Korea unveils $880bn chip and AI investment plan (Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:55:29 GMT)
It comes as regional rivals like Taiwan, China and Japan are investing heavily in chip factories and other technology.
The legal fight to get equal pay for Germany's disabled workers (Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:10:28 GMT)
A test case is seeking the minimum wage for 300,000 disabled people who currently get paid less.
Do you know your 'sweat score'? The rise of hydration tech (Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:01:11 GMT)
Hydration tracking gadgets are flooding the market but is it too much information?
Is Germany looking again at coal-powered electricity? (Sun, 21 Jun 2026 23:27:11 GMT)
It had planned to abandon the fuel, but the higher cost of natural gas may make it think again.
