The wheat complex fell across the three markets on Friday, to end the week with spillover pressure from the rest of the commodity complex. CBT soft red wheat futures saw…
Live cattle futures shrugged off the early session weakness, as futures posted strength on cash strength to close $2 to $3.45 higher. October rallied back $7.45 this week. There were no…
Cotton futures posted losses on Friday, with contracts pulling back 60 to 77 cents in the nearbys. December was down 146 points this week. The US dollar index was back down…
Natalie ShermanBusiness reporterWatch: 'It was shocking', Trump says of China's tightened export rules for rare earthsUS President Donald Trump has said he would impose an additional 100% tariff on imports…
Sam FrancisPolitical reporterThe Liberal Democrats have promised to back the Bank of England's (BoE) independence "against Farage's threats" after the Reform leader urged it to end its bond-selling programme.On Friday,…
Chris VallanceSenior technology reporterOpenAI says the latest version of its text-to-video artificial intelligence (AI) tool Sora was downloaded over a million times in less than five days - hitting the…
Getty ImagesWhat is National Insurance and what does it pay for?How much do employees pay in National Insurance?The type and amount of NI you pay depends on your age, employment…
Tom GerkenTechnology reporterGoogle may have to make changes in the UK so people have more choice over which search engine they use, following a landmark decision from the regulator.The Competition…
Hayley ClarkeEducation reporter andEmily DoughtyPA MediaUniversity and College Union (UCU) members at Edinburgh University took industrial action in SeptemberUniversities have collectively announced more than 12,000 job cuts in the last…
Episode detailsAvailable for over a yearIn 2001, a few months after 9/11, economist Jim O’Neill was working at Goldman Sachs when he wrote a report about which countries might become…
Episode detailsWorld Service,09 Oct 2025,23 minsIs Trump building a crypto economy?The InquiryAvailable for over a yearDonald Trump once dismissed cryptocurrencies as a scam. But since returning to office, his view…
Nurses working in the emergency department at Mayo University Hospital, who are members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), are to begin industrial action on 3 November. The…