China hits 2025 economic growth target as exports boom
CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty ImagesChina's economy grew by 5% last year, as record exports helped the world's second largest economy meet its annual target.Beijing had set a goal of "around…
Davos: Trump looms large over biggest-ever World Economic Forum
Faisal Islam: Global disruption looms large over biggest-ever DavosFaisal IslamEconomics editor, Davos, SwitzerlandEPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockTrump appeared at Davos remotely last year, just a few days after his inaugurationApart from the snow and…
Why the US is buying icebreakers from Finland
Adrienne MurrayBusiness reporter, HelsinkiAker Arctic TechnologyFinland leads the world when it comes to the design and construction of icebreakersAs President Donald Trump continues to insist that the US needs to…
‘Europe won’t be blackmailed,’ Danish PM says in wake of Trump Greenland threats
ReutersMette Frederiksen and other European allies are standing in solidarity with Greenland, despite Trump's threat of tariffsDenmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says "Europe won't be blackmailed", as she and other…
Restaurants say big chains pretend to be independents on apps
Big chains accused of masquerading as independent restaurants on delivery appsBBCSmall restaurant owner Justina John, from Cardiff, says it is "impossible" to compete with the chain restaurants on delivery appsIndependent…
Trump tariff threat over Greenland ‘unacceptable’, European leaders say
Henri AstierandBernd Debusmann Jr,White House reporterReutersProtesters in Greenland rallied on Saturday against any US move to acquire the territoryA threat by US President Donald Trump to impose fresh tariffs on…
‘Warm Blackpool community centre hub has saved me from loneliness’
Lynette HorsburghNorth WestGroundworkSheila Underwood says she has found life-changing help for loneliness and her finances at her local community centreAn 84-year-old woman who goes to her community centre every day…
Faisal Islam: Trump’s Greenland threats to allies are without parallel
Faisal IslamEconomics editorGetty ImagesProtests in support of Greenland took place in Denmark on SaturdayUS President Donald Trump's apparently coercive threat to force Western allies not to oppose his proposed annexation…
The Bottom Line – Boom And Bust: Is AI The New Dotcom Bubble? – BBC Sounds
Episode detailsRadio 4,15 Jan 2026,36 minsAvailable for over a yearRight now, Artificial Intelligence feels unstoppable. Investors are piling in, expectations are sky-high and claims about a radically different future are…