How Europe is vying for rare earth independence from China
Jonathan JosephsReporting fromLa Rochelle, western FranceBBCSolvay's rare earths processing facility in western France is one of only two in EuropeFor almost 80 years rare earth metals have been pumped out…
Bank of England expected to cut interest rates
Dearbail JordanBusiness reporter, BBC NewsEPAUK interest rates are widely expected to be cut on Thursday, taking the cost of borrowing to its lowest level for more than two years.Financial markets…
Trump threatens 50% tariffs on India for buying Russian oil
Ali Abbas Ahmadi, Soutik Biswas and Archana ShuklaBBC News, in Toronto, London and MumbaiUS President Donald Trump has issued an executive order hitting India with an additional 25% tariff over…
Donald Trump pressure extracts $100bn Apple investment pledge
Watch: Tim Cook presents Trump with glass statue after $100bn investment announcementApple plans to boost investment in the US by another $100bn (£75bn) as the tech giant comes under pressure…
How Trump’s ‘secondary tariffs’ on Russia could hit global economy
Getty Images"I used trade for a lot of things, but it's great for settling wars", President Trump has saidDespite being the world's most sanctioned country, Russia has continued to use…
Claire’s files for bankruptcy as online competition bites
Faarea MasudBBC Business reporterAFP via Getty ImagesClaire's has hundreds of stores across Europe, including in fashion capital ParisFashion accessories chain Claire's has filed for bankruptcy in the US for the…
THG says high whey protein prices will a chunk out of profits
The health and beauty firm behind the Myprotein brand has said its profits will fall by £13m because of the high price of key ingredient whey.Once regarded as a by-product…
Horizon victim Lee Castleton sues Post Office and Fujitsu for £4m
Emma SimpsonBusiness correspondentBBCActor Will Mellor (left) portrayed former sub-postmaster Lee Castleton in a TV drama about the Post Office scandalFormer sub-postmaster Lee Castleton is suing the Post Office and Fujitsu…
What economic levers are left for Reeves to pull?
A forecast is just a forecast, but the significance of today's pessimistic analysis by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr)is that it does reflect scenarios being considered…
WhatsApp deletes over 6.8m accounts linked to scams, Meta says
Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter, BBC NewsReporting fromSingaporeWhatsApp has taken down 6.8 million accounts linked to scammers targeting people around the world in the first half of this year, its parent company…