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World Business Report

The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.

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Episodes (74 available)

News imageWorld Business Report, Hike, Cut or Hold? What will the new Fed head do on interest rates

Kevin Warsh becomes the 17th Chair of the US Central Bank when sworn in later

22 May 2026

9 mins

News imageWorld Business Report, AI, billions and the race to go public

AI giants including OpenAI, Anthropic and SpaceX explore potential stock market listings.

21 May 2026

26 mins

News imageWorld Business Report, Inside Space Xs IPO plan

Elon Musk's Space X is going public, in, maybe, the biggest initial public offering ever

21 May 2026

9 mins

News imageWorld Business Report, Why did Bolt's CEO fire whole HR team?

Ryan Breslow defends his decision saying they 'created problems that didn't exist.'

20 May 2026

26 mins

News imageWorld Business Report, Trump leaves, Putin enters

The Russian leader meets with President Xi after the US President's visit to Beijing

20 May 2026

9 mins

News imageWorld Business Report, Why did a former Google CEO get booed?

Eric Schmidt is heckled at a graduation; we find out why from a student in the room.

19 May 2026

26 mins

News imageWorld Business Report, Kenya's government cuts fuel prices after deadly protests

Kenya's government cuts diesel prices after anger over fuel costs took to the streets

19 May 2026

9 mins

News imageWorld Business Report, Musk and Altman are 'toddlers'

Elon Musk and Sam Altman are described as 'toddlers' as their trial concludes.

18 May 2026

27 mins

News imageWorld Business Report, Major rail strike brings New York to a halt

Transit workers walk out in America's busiest city

18 May 2026

9 mins

News imageWorld Business Report, Trump heads home after high-stakes China talks

We reflect on two days of US-China meetings as the US president returns to Washington.

15 May 2026

27 mins

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