Business Daily Podcast
The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
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Taking Stock: Heatwaves, Pensions and Tech Turbulence
Today
Heatwaves, pensions, and tech volatility - stories shaping the global economy this week.
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Can Toy Story help Disney's new CEO get the magic back?
Yesterday
Toy Story 5 broke box office records, but can Disney's new CEO reinvigorate the company?
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Founders: Duolingo's billionaire boss on rejecting Bill Gates
Wednesday
Luis von Ahn co-founded the #1 language app after selling reCAPTCHA to Google
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Follow the money: The chips powering AI
Tuesday
The AI boom runs on a piece of silicon. Follow the money behind this most-valuable tech
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The growing business of prepping
Monday
Why are more people embracing the prepper mindset and buying emergency supplies?
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Taking Stock: AI and jobs, affordability and Toy Story
Last Friday
Which jobs could be most resistant to the rise of AI?
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When will petrol and gas get cheaper again?
Last Thursday
When can oil and gas shipments resume at scale? And when will consumers see lower prices?
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Founders: The supermarket billionaire, John Catsimatidis
Wed 17 Jun 2026
Greek-born John Catsimatidis on quitting university, supermarkets and talks with Trump
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Follow the Money: who profits from the Iran war?
Tue 16 Jun 2026
Defence stocks, energy profits, anonymous bets: who’s getting rich and where money goes
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Sherbro Island: can Sierra Leone build a global business hub?
Mon 15 Jun 2026
An ambitious project aims to build a business hub to rival Singapore or Hong Kong
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The Weekly: AI rivals race to list shares
Fri 12 Jun 2026
OpenAI becomes the latest AI giant to announce plans to sell shares
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Power Players: Elon Musk and SpaceX’s IPO liftoff
Thu 11 Jun 2026
It’s not just about rockets: what SpaceX does and why its IPO matters
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Founders: Caecilia Chu on 200 rejections and building YouTrip
Wed 10 Jun 2026
We meet the founder of one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing fintech companies
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Follow the Money: FIFA’s billions — where your World Cup ticket money goes
Tue 9 Jun 2026
Why World Cup final tickets hit $11,000 and where Fifa stands to earn $9 billion
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Who’s behind Sierra Leone’s illegal fishing problem?
Mon 8 Jun 2026
We try to ascertain who is behind it and what the country's government is doing to help
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How karate helped a shy kid transform how India pays
Fri 5 Jun 2026
Harshil Mathur on building Razorpay into one of India’s biggest payments companies
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Has the World Cup broken dynamic pricing?
Thu 4 Jun 2026
As dynamic pricing expands, so does the backlash
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Spain's economy is growing fast. So why is youth unemployment still so high?
Tue 2 Jun 2026
Many graduates struggle to find a job that uses their skills
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Are content creators invading public spaces?
Mon 1 Jun 2026
Influencers can help promote businesses like restaurants, but can also be disruptive
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The woman trying to fix Nigeria's medicine gap
Fri 29 May 2026
We meet the pharmacist who founded a business in response to a family medical emergency
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Prediction markets: are they fuelling insider trading?
Thu 28 May 2026
Betting on future events is on the rise, but regulators are starting to crack down
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The Iran war oil shock: Is there worse to come?
Wed 27 May 2026
The Strait of Hormuz is closed but fears of $150 oil have so far proved unfounded. Why?
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Can the global economy go plastic free?
Mon 25 May 2026
Plastic enables trade and modern medicine but our reliance on it presents challanges
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Musk v Altman: Tech bros battle
Thu 21 May 2026
Who actually wins after a courtroom battle between tech bosses Elon Musk and Sam Altman?
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Trump v The US Federal Reserve
Wed 20 May 2026
Trump's pick for the US Fed chair risks rebuke from the president if rates do not fall
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Video Game Console Wars
Tue 19 May 2026
We explore the rivalry between gaming giants Sega and Nintendo in the 1990s
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How do we live with data centres?
Mon 18 May 2026
They're being built at breakneck speed to meet global demand for digital storage
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The US-China economic relationship
Thu 14 May 2026
As Trump meets Xi how is the relationship between the world's two biggest economies?
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How US funding cuts are reshaping aid in Africa
Wed 13 May 2026
Assessing a new era of aid in Africa in the months since President Trump closed USAID
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How lucrative licences are shaping the toy industry
Tue 12 May 2026
Movies, trends and puzzles are now driving this billion-dollar business
