US tariffs will make global trade shrink, says WTO
Business 2025-04-16 22:00
The Geneva-based institution says American tariffs will send international trade into reverse.
Food bank cuts staff due to funding shortage
Business 2025-04-16 19:00
The food bank in Darlington says it can no longer afford to pay four out of five of its staff.
Inflation has eased - but will that last?
Business 2025-04-16 19:00
Economic uncertainty globally and in the UK means there are conflicting forces at play with prices.
Inflation has eased - but will that last?
Business 2025-04-16 19:00
Economic uncertainty globally and in the UK means there are conflicting forces at play with prices.
EY faces investigation over Post Office Horizon audit
Business 2025-04-16 18:00
The UK accounting regulator says it will look at whether EY met accounting standards.
Brazilian butt lift ads banned by UK regulator
Business 2025-04-16 17:00
The ads used time-limited deals to "irresponsibly pressurise" customers into booking, says the Advertising Standards Authority.
China appoints new trade envoy in face of tariff turmoil
Business 2025-04-16 16:00
The shift comes as Beijing refuses to back down in an escalating trade war with Washington.
UK inflation falls as price of petrol comes down
Business 2025-04-16 15:00
Inflation falls in the year to March as the price of petrol drops.
'This is so hard': The Chinese small businesses brought to a standstill by Trump's tariffs
Business 2025-04-16 09:00
Stock is piling up in warehouses as exporters grapple with new levies that total up to 145%, reports the BBC's China correspondent Laura Bicker.
The perils of Trump's chips strategy: the US will struggle to take on Asia
Business 2025-04-16 08:00
America is trying to create a chip industry through isolation and protectionism, when what allowed it to emerge in Asia is the opposite: collaboration
