World Business Report

World Business Report

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

World Business Report

Episodes (79 available)

World Business Report, Oil hits $117 a barrel

Global cost-of-living crisis, as people struggle to pay for fuel and food

23 Oct 2026

26 mins

World Business Report, AI Spending Fears Hit Global Stock Markets

US and Asian stock markets come under pressure as investors worry about AI spending

23 Oct 2026

9 mins

World Business Report, Facebook-owner Meta fined $25 billion

New Mexico judge fines Meta for "lies" over user data privacy

22 Oct 2026

26 mins

World Business Report, Cyber crisis continues for second day, with race to secure world's websites

Websites around the world are down as engineers try to contain risk

22 Oct 2026

26 mins

World Business Report, Major PHP Security Flaw Triggers Cyberattacks

A major PHP security flaw sparks global hacking attempts

22 Oct 2026

9 mins

World Business Report, Facebook-owner Meta fined $25 billion

New Mexico judge fines Meta for "lies" over user data privacy.

21 Oct 2026

26 mins

World Business Report, India’s biggest share sale

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Jio Platforms launches fast-selling share sale.

21 Oct 2026

9 mins

World Business Report, Cost of Living Dominates US Midterms

How will the cost of living shape the US midterms?

20 Oct 2026

26 mins

World Business Report, France takes a hard look at its finances

After days of violent unrest French lawmakers debate its controversial budget plans

20 Oct 2026

9 mins

World Business Report, French businesses count the cost of riots

The economic fallout from riots across France

19 Oct 2026

26 mins

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