The US has declined to renew the landmark US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in its current form, according to a senior US official. This decision means the trilateral trade pact will miss…

Bibles, Home Alone and perfume: Six takeaways from Trump's 2025 financesImage source, Getty ImagesByDearbail Jordan and Emer MoreauBusiness reportersNearly 1,000 pages detailing US President Donald Trump's financial information have been released, showing…

Humphrey Smith, the owner of the Samuel Smith's brewing and pub business, has died aged 81, it has been confirmed.Established by his family in 1758, Smith had run the Samuel…

Romesh Ranganathan 'gutted' over bakery closureImage source, Claudia Sermbezis/ BBCImage caption, Ranganathan previously said he was "buzzing" to have become co-owner of the bakery chainByNathan Bevan South East Joshua AskewSouth…

Episode detailsRadio 4,01 Jul 2026,28 minsBuying a flat: stepping stone or millstone?Money BoxAvailable for over a yearBuying a flat used to be a stepping stone to owning a house –…

US President Donald Trump made more than $1.4bn (£750m) last year from business dealings in cryptocurrency, according to his mandatory financial report for 2025.In a 927-page disclosure, he reported millions…

The owner of TG Jones, WH Smith's former High Street business, has won approval for a sweeping restructuring which will see up to 150 shops close as well as steep…

Struggling to get a refund?Rebecca Wilcox reveals the tricks some companies use to avoid paying up, from giving you the runaround to making the process so complicated you give up.…

The energy cap fixes the maximum amount which customers on standard variable tariffs can be charged for each unit of gas and electricity used.It covers around 33 million households in…

As one of France's hottest days on record unfolded on 23 June, exasperated people painted white chalk on their windows to screen out the sun. Paris's Eiffel Tower closed early.And…