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BBC News - Business

FTX says it has billions more than owed to victims - The failed cryptocurrency giant says it has billions of dollars more than needed to cover its debts.

12 hours ago

US revokes licences for sales of chips to Huawei -- The move follows Huawei's release of an AI-enabled computer powered by a chip created by Intel.

4 hours ago

Microsoft axes four game studios including Hi-Fi Rush developer -- The Bafta award-winning game's developer is being closed alongside other studios owned by Bethesda.

21 hours ago

TikTok sues to block US law that could ban app - TikTok said the measure was an "extraordinary intrusion on free speech rights". Business

18 hours ago

UK startup gets $1bn funding for self-driving car tech - The funding being given to Wayve represents the biggest ever investment in a European AI firm.

23 hours ago

Facebook 'did nothing about Taylor Swift ticket hack scam' Some users had their accounts hacked and hijacked to sell fake tickets for the star's UK tour dates.

4 hours ago

Disney says password crackdown will increase subscribers -- Boss Bob Iger says sequels are cheaper to make because they save on marketing costs.

19 hours ago

Can TikTok's owner afford to lose its killer app? -- Sell or be banned - TikTok's US operations, by some estimates, could fetch up to $100bn.

18 days ago

Playing with FIRE: How to quit work and retire in your 30s -- A personal finance strategy popular among millennials is helping them to quit their job and retire decades early. -- Future of business

15 days ago

Boomerang CEOs: Do they ever succeed? -- Five years after being ousted from WeWork, Adam Neumann wants to re-buy the now-bankrupt business. -- Future of business

2 months ago

How industry leaders transformed their career -- The BBC's Katty Kay has spoken to successful change-makers to ask what made them pivot in their career. -- Work Culture

3 months ago

Women were the original beer brewers - what changed? -- Today, the beer industry is male-dominated, but it wasn't always so. -- Work Culture

5 months ago

How waiting alters our perception of time -- Expert advice on how to get through a waiting period. -- Work Culture

5 months ago

Do the super-rich 'deserve' their wealth? -- Should there be a cap on billionaires' wealth and their inheritances? -- Future of business

5 months ago

Four simple hacks to succeed in every conversation -- A career coach, a choreographer, a chef and a dragon boat captain offer advice on giving critical feedback. -- Work Culture

5 months ago

Solo and hybrid work: Navigating our future and new normal -- Covid-19 reshaped the way we live and work. We rethink solo working and explore the future of work-life. -- Future of business

5 months ago

Can supersonic flight ever be sustainable? -- How a new era of quiet, net zero supersonic airliners could revolutionise the aviation industry. -- Future of business

1 month ago

Commencement speech: The surprising pitfall of your passions -- Students are graduating in the US this week. The commencement speeches might lead them into questionable choices. -- Future of business

5 months ago

ASMR: How whispering took over the internet -- We meet the creators behind the current ASMR boom. -- Work Culture

5 months ago

A desk full of descriptions for your work colleagues -- These are the long lost words you've been waiting for to describe your colleagues. -- Work Culture

5 months ago

Veterinarian suicide rates are very high. Why? -- Veterinarian professionals are committing suicide at a higher rate than the general population. -- Work Culture

5 months ago

BBC presenter gets money back after being scammed -- Hull & East Yorkshire

5 days ago

Binance crypto boss sentenced to 4 months in prison -- Technology

7 days ago

Migrants hit by high fees to send money home -- Business

8 days ago

US economic growth slows but inflation grows -- Business

12 days ago

'We need a miracle' - Israeli and Palestinian economies battered by war -- Middle East

14 days ago

Influential with Katty Kay - Katty Kay sits down for in-depth conversations with some of the most powerful and change making people in the worlds of culture, business, and science.

3 months ago

Chef José Andrés on the emotional power of food -- Nobel Peace Prize-nominated chef José Andrés tells the BBC about how food should be both an oasis and force for good.

3 months ago

Jane Wurwand: The 'high-touch' future of business -- In an interview with the BBC, founder of the multimillion-dollar skincare empire Dermalogica talks about entrepreneurship, independence and why human skills are the future.

3 months ago

How quantum physics could 'revolutionise everything'

1 day ago

Why green steam is a hot issue for business

2 days ago

How robots are taking over warehouse work

11 days ago

Watch Ocado robots in action

23 hours ago

Why a deluge of Chinese-made drugs is hard to curb

15 days ago

Nintendo breaks silence on new console... sort of -- After months with no official news, the Japanese game-maker promises some within the next 10 months. -- Newsbeat

1 day ago

Boeing crewed space launch postponed for safety check -- First crewed space flight of Boeing's Starliner was postponed shortly before lift-off due to glitch.

8 hours ago

Argentina's Milei defends radical austerity plan -- The Argentine leader tells the BBC that the "political caste" is bearing the brunt of his reforms. -- Latin America & Caribbean

1 day ago

Ukraine, brandy and EVs top the agenda on Xi's charm offensive -- Xi Jinping is on his first visit to Europe in five years - and it feels much like a charm offensive. -- World

1 day ago

Heineken to reopen more than 60 closed UK pubs -- Investment by the Dutch brewing giant will create 1,000 new jobs and reopen dozens of closed pubs.

8 hours ago

The rise of Sweden's super rich -- Why the Nordic nation, despite its reputation for social equality, has so many billionaires. -- Business

12 hours ago

Tatti Lashes: The school friends who built a beauty empire -- Charlotte Tiplady and Elliot Barton explain how together they built up their Tatti Lashes beauty empire from Liverpool.

7 days ago

BBC World News business headlines -- The latest international business headlines from BBC World News.

4 months ago

'I feel survivor's guilt' says Post Office victim -- Former sub-postmaster Jo Hamilton told BBC Breakfast she feels "guilt" after settling with the government over the Horizon IT scandal.

2 months ago

Watch: 'My biggest financial regret is...' -- People in Kent share their finance stories ahead of Wednesday's Budget. Would you share yours?

2 months ago

Issa brother to step back after 'fixing' Asda -- Mohsin Issa, one half of the so-called "billionaire brothers" who own Asda, says he plans to hand over the running of the UK's third biggest supermarket.

2 months ago

'We had to adapt our robots to the AI revolution' -- Sandy Enoch of Robotical explains why he had to pivot his educational robot company due to AI.

2 months ago

'AI won't steal your job, but people using it may' -- Hovhannes Avoyan, founder of picture and video editing app Picsart, shares his advice for our CEO Secrets series.

2 months ago

'They thought it was a sex shop' - The Body Shop in the '80s -- Archive footage shows Dame Anita Roddick talking about her company's success, in an 1984 interview.

2 months ago

CCTV shows violent raid on Co-op store -- The retailer gave the footage to the BBC as it warned of a rise in attacks on retail staff.

2 months ago

Not that difficult to buy a home, says NatWest chair -- Sir Howard Davies says he believes it is not currently "that difficult" for people to get on the housing ladder.

4 months ago

'A viral Facebook post nearly blew up our business' -- Joanna Jensen, founder of skincare brand Childs Farm, shares advice for start-ups for our CEO Secrets series.

4 months ago

Broadband rises must be 'clearer', says Ofcom boss -- The regulator has plans to make mobile and broadband firms more upfront about mid-contract price rises.

4 months ago

'This earring helped me build my £4bn business' -- Richard Harpin, co-founder of Homeserve, explains how an earring taught him an early business lesson.

5 months ago

'Taking control of my abuse story' -- Olivia DeRamus set up an app in the wake of her sexual assault. Now she's ready to take on Big Tech.

5 months ago

Take off for ground-breaking green fuel flight -- It is the first transatlantic flight powered solely by alternative fuels.

4 months ago

The enzyme that chews up plastic -- Could this be the solution for recycling more plastic?

4 months ago

National Living Wage will increase to £11.44 per hour -- The rise is "fantastic news" and is worth £1,800 for full-time workers, says the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

5 months ago

How lockdown inspired fight against period poverty -- Inside a project tackling period poverty, with an army of thousands of volunteers across the world.

4 months ago

'I don't enter leadership awards, it's not about me' -- Kathryn Jacob, CEO of cinema advertising firm Pearl & Dean, explains her philosophy of team leadership.

5 months ago

'Pumpkins saved my business but almost squashed me' -- Kim Innes founded Humble Crumble, a crumble bakery that's sold more than half a million sweet treats.

5 months ago

Top lawyer denies turning blind eye on Post Office -- A top barrister admitted that the Post Office should have disclosed certain information to subpostmasters.

29 minutes ago

E-gates back online after delays at UK airports -- Long queues built up at airports affected by a Border Force "technical issue" at passport control.

12 hours ago

Fraud victim's 18-month fight for £80,000 refund -- Ahead of new rules coming in designed to better protect fraud victims, one woman tells of her fight to get her money back.

15 hours ago

P&O boss admits he couldn't live on £4.87 an hour -- Ferry group chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite earned more than £500,000 last year.

1 day ago

How do interest rates affect me? -- Bank of England interest rates have an impact on the mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions of people.

1 month ago

Reeves: Government is gaslighting people on economy -- The shadow chancellor's speech comes ahead of figures likely to show the UK has emerged from recession.

1 day ago

Children in poverty sleeping on floor - charity -- The project has been giving out beds since 2017, but says it is now struggling to meet demand.

1 day ago

House prices stagnate as mortgage rates increase -- Mortgage deals have been rising as expectations of an imminent interest rate cut fade.

1 day ago

Qantas agrees payouts over 'ghost flights' -- Qantas agrees to pay millions to settle lawsuit accusing it of selling tickets to cancelled flights.

2 days ago