TikTok has started testing "Footnotes" in the United States, a feature similar to "Community Notes" used by X and Meta, as the short-video platform awaits a deal that will secure…
Prices in the UK rose by 2.6% in the 12 months to March, less than in the previous month but still above the Bank of England's target.The Bank moves interest…
Suranjana TewariAsia Business ReporterReporting fromSingaporeGetty ImagesLi Chenggang is a former World Trade Organisation and UN representativeChina has unexpectedly appointed a new trade envoy, as officials said the US's practice of…
A Ukrainian trucker who made court history by giving evidence at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) remotely from an "active battlefield" has won €3,500 for unfair dismissal and other employment…
Michelle RobertsDigital health editor, BBC NewsGetty ImagesAdverts from six companies selling liquid Brazilian butt lifts (BBLs) have been banned in the UK for trivialising the risks and exploiting women's insecurities…
Staff at further education colleges in Northern Ireland have voted for strike action over pay, workload and conditions. The National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) said…
Trump's chips strategy: The US will struggle to take on AsiaSuranjana TewariReporting fromSingaporeBBCListen to this articleThe US has "dropped the ball" on chip manufacturing over the years, allowing China and…
The Bank of Canada today held its key policy rate at 2.75%, its first pause after seven consecutive cuts, and said the uncertainty around US tariffs made it impossible to…
'This is so hard': The Chinese small businesses brought to a standstill by Trump's tariffsLaura BickerChina correspondentReporting fromGuangzhouThe BBC's Laura Bicker: ''A number of businesses in limbo'' in China, after…
Abbott Laboratories has today maintained its annual profit forecast and announced $500m in manufacturing and research investments in the US in the face of tariff-induced uncertainty. The company, which makes…
Updated / Wednesday, 16 Apr 2025 15:44 The WTO said it expected trade in goods to fall by 0.2% this year, down from its expectation in October of 3% expansion.…
US retail sales surged in March as households boosted purchases of motor vehicles ahead of tariffs, though concerns about the economic outlook are hurting discretionary spending. Retail sales increased 1.4%…