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Business Daily

The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.

The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.

 

#2000

Taking Stock: what French protests, Netflix data and the Alberta referendum reveal

Will Bain is joined by Toronto-based tech journalist Takara Small and Zambia-based consult... more

21 hrs Ago

24 MINS

24:44

21 hrs Ago


#1999

Power players: Has Netflix hit a wall?

Netflix transformed the entertainment industry, changing how audiences around the world di... more

21 Oct 2026

24 MINS

24:53

21 Oct 2026


#1998

Founders: Olio CEO Tessa Clarke's fight against food waste

Tessa Clarke is the co-founder and CEO of Olio, the food-sharing app helping millions of p... more

20 Oct 2026

17 MINS

17:28

20 Oct 2026


#1997

Follow the Money: The cost of sending money home

Some economies are increasingly dependent on migrants sending money home to their families... more

19 Oct 2026

17 MINS

17:29

19 Oct 2026


#1996

What China's solar panel obsession means for the world

China's latest trade data show another huge surplus, putting the country on course for wha... more

18 Oct 2026

17 MINS

17:28

18 Oct 2026


#1995

Taking Stock: Who owns Space?

From Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, to China and India, companies and countries are pouring bil... more

15 Oct 2026

26 MINS

26:01

15 Oct 2026


#1994

Power players: How did VW go off track?

Competition from China, weaker sales and a slower-than-expected shift to electric vehicles... more

14 Oct 2026

25 MINS

25:02

14 Oct 2026


#1993

Listen again: The supermarket billionaire, John Catsimatidis

Greek-born billionaire John Catsimatidis rose from working in a New York grocery store to ... more

13 Oct 2026

17 MINS

17:27

13 Oct 2026


#1992

Follow the money: Why is diesel so expensive?

The war in the Middle East has pushed up crude oil prices this year and that's had a knock... more

12 Oct 2026

17 MINS

17:28

12 Oct 2026


#1991

A global baby bust: why are birth rates falling?

Birth rates are falling across much of the world, raising questions about how economies wi... more

11 Oct 2026

17 MINS

17:28

11 Oct 2026


#1990

Listen again: Power Players - Why are young Indians joining the Cockroach protests?

A chance to listen again as Will Bain and Rahul Tandon are joined by the BBC's India Busin... more

10 Oct 2026

24 MINS

24:30

10 Oct 2026


#1989

Taking Stock: Is Gen Z the first generation to be worse off than their parents?

Young people in France are protesting over schooling conditions, whilst in Spain they have... more

08 Oct 2026

24 MINS

24:56

08 Oct 2026


#1988

Power Players: Are these the most economy-focused US mid-terms ever?

With less than a month to go until the US mid-term elections, voters are preparing to head... more

07 Oct 2026

20 MINS

20:09

07 Oct 2026


#1987

Founders: The first black woman to own a billion-dollar company

We meet Janice Bryant Howroyd, founder of ActOne Group. She arrived in Los Angeles with ju... more

06 Oct 2026

17 MINS

17:28

06 Oct 2026


#1986

Follow the money: Why does chocolate cost so much?

The El Nino in 2023 had a detrimental impact on the cocoa harvest in West Africa, prices q... more

05 Oct 2026

17 MINS

17:29

05 Oct 2026


#1985

Listen again: Bonds, heroes or villains?

With the cost of government debt reaching its highest for several decades, we're giving yo... more

04 Oct 2026

17 MINS

17:57

04 Oct 2026


#1984

Taking stock: How evicting an 87-year-old woman in Spain disrupted the debate on housing

Protests in Spain about 87-year-old Mariacarmen Abascal's eviction from social housing rei... more

01 Oct 2026

25 MINS

25:20

01 Oct 2026


#1983

Power Players: Can AI really regulate itself?

The AI race is speeding up: and so are the warnings about where it could lead. After Presi... more

30 Sep 2026

22 MINS

22:28

30 Sep 2026


#1982

Founders: From blogger to billionaire, Canva's co-founder on what failures taught him

Who studies law but then forgets to apply for any graduate jobs because they've started bl... more

29 Sep 2026

20 MINS

20:56

29 Sep 2026


#1981

Follow the money: Why does an Oktoberfest beer cost €16?

A litre of beer at Munich’s Oktoberfest costs nearly €16; almost four times what a litre c... more

28 Sep 2026

18 MINS

18:30

28 Sep 2026