Electricity demand is set to grow by two thirds by 2050, a new report shows. This increased demand will be driven in the short term by the needs of data…
Rio Tinto logged its smallest first-half underlying profit in five years and announced its lowest interim dividend in seven years today due to falling iron ore prices, as it flagged…
EPAUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it would be up to the president whether the tariff truce would be extendedThe US and China have wrapped up another round of trade…
Tom EspinerBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted stronger global economic growth than it forecast in April in part due to some US tariffs on goods…
Dearbail JordanBusiness reporter, BBC NewsThe Danish-maker of Wegovy and Ozempic has warned that its full-year sales and profits will not grow as quickly as expected as more "knock-off" weight-loss drugs…
Bloomberg/Getty ImagesTwo of America's largest railroad companies are set to combine in an $85bn (£63.8bn) deal that would create the first firm with a coast-to-coast freight rail network in the…
Dearbail JordanBusiness reporter, BBC NewsAnglian Water is facing paying out £62.8m after an investigation by the industry regulator found a "serious breach" in how the company managed its sewage works.Ofwat…
Zoe KleinmanTechnology editor•@zskGetty ImagesGoogle is rolling out a new tool in the UK that will generate results using artificial intelligence (AI), in a significant shake-up to the world's most popular…
Rachel ClunBusiness reporter, BBC NewsRising meat and tea prices have helped drive up food price inflation for the sixth consecutive month, a survey suggests.Food prices rose by 4% in the…
Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter, BBC NewsReporting fromSingaporeParents in China are being offered 3,600 yuan (£375; $500) a year for each of their children under the age of three in the government's…
WazaAnri Seki, executive vice-president for Waza, says the deal with Japan feels unfairDonald Trump took the trade world by storm when he returned to office, announcing new and higher tariffs…
MaryLou CostaTechnology ReporterMeadowSome packaging firms are betting on aluminiumIn front of me is a line-up of aluminium cans, but not a drink in sight.Instead, these cans have been designed to…