US stocks slump as fears over Big Tech shake Wall Street
6 hours agoFrancisco VelasquezBusiness reporterStock markets suffered a sharp drop on Friday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq index seeing its biggest one-day drop since April 2025. With fears mounting that gains…
Free Thinking – Wealth – BBC Sounds
Episode detailsRadio 4,05 Jun 2026,57 minsAvailable for over a yearAnne McElvoy and guests discuss the concentration, distribution and morality of wealth now and look back at An Inquiry into the…
Trump to meet AI leaders over US investment in their companies
9 hours agoKali Hays,Technology reporterandLisa LambertReutersPresident Trump said he will meet with AI company executives.US President Donald Trump is planning to meet the bosses of some of the country's most…
Final pieces fired at Denby Pottery as production ends
BBCAdministrators could not find a buyer for the companyThe final pieces have been fired in the kilns of Denby Pottery, bringing two centuries of production to a close.The last pieces…
Hospitality jobs boom as US prepares for World Cup
12 hours agoArchie MitchellBusiness reporterGetty ImagesThe US economy created 172,000 jobs in May as pubs, bars and restaurants ramped up hiring ahead of the World Cup.They were primarily created in…
Watch: Is there an AI stock market bubble, and is it ready to burst?
Despite the Iran war, rising inflation and worries about rising government debt, US stock markets continue to hit all-time highs this year. That's largely driven by the huge boom in…
Lottery grant puts gloss on Fenland paint recycling enterprise
John Devine/BBCNikki Digiovanni said rising prices on the High Street were forcing people to shop differentlyA social enterprise that helps people decorate their homes with recycled paint, repurposed furniture and…
‘Massive increase’ in cod prices – but ‘fanatics’ refuse to order new species
Chippies turn to new species amid 'massive' cod price rise23 hours agoAndy HowardWest of EnglandBBCAlternative species of fish such as hake are increasingly being offered to customersCod and chips have…
Google to pay SpaceX $920m per month for cloud computing
SpaceX has signed a blockbuster cloud computing agreement under which Google will pay the Elon Musk-founded rocket company $920 million per month for access to a massive cluster of AI…
Bitcoin drops below $60,000 for first time since 2024
The price of Bitcoin dropped below $60,000 (€52,050) today, its lowest level since October 2024, just before Donald Trump's election, which propelled it to a record high. The cryptocurrency fell…
Russian economy has not collapsed – Putin
The Russian economy has not fallen apart, President Vladimir Putin said, dismissing Western criticism that his country's economic engine had run out of steam. The Kremlin's offensive against Ukraine has…