BBC Business News
£100 contactless card limit to be lifted (Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:59:19 GMT)
Card providers can decide whether to offer unlimited payments on contactless cards.
Millions head home for Christmas on busiest day of festive getaway (Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:20:57 GMT)
Road, rail and air travellers are being advised to allow extra time for travel and check their routes.
Retail sales fall as Black Friday deals fail to lure shoppers (Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:20:09 GMT)
Supermarket sales fell for the fourth month in a row, while discounts did not lift Black Friday spending in November, figures suggest.
Will the US TikTok deal make it safer but less relevant? (Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:45:50 GMT)
The key to the app's success - its algorithm - is to be retrained on US data. Will that make US TikTok blander?
What's pushing up the cost of Christmas dinner this year? (Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:02:33 GMT)
A typical turkey dinner will cost about £32.45 this year, according to research done for the BBC.
Will tech trump tradition at bakers and biscuit makers? (Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:07:27 GMT)
Introducing robots and automation to the food industry involves extra hurdles.
WH Smith probed by regulator over accounting error (Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:32:59 GMT)
The retailer says it plans to claw back bonuses awarded to executives at its North America business as a result of the mistakes.
AI likely to displace jobs, says Bank of England governor (Fri, 19 Dec 2025 06:00:08 GMT)
Andrew Bailey says workers need to be trained to move into jobs that use AI, but adds it might not lead to mass unemployment.
French court rejects Shein website suspension over childlike sex dolls (Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:49:16 GMT)
The fast-fashion giant welcomed the judgement and said its priority remains protecting French consumers.
TikTok owner signs deal to avoid US ban (Fri, 19 Dec 2025 07:27:18 GMT)
The deals would end years of efforts by Washington to force ByteDance to sell its US operations.
Michelle Mone-linked PPE firm liquidated and unlikely to repay £148m (Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:50:37 GMT)
The firm led by Baroness Mone's husband Douglas Barrowman breached a contract to supply surgical gowns during the Covid pandemic.
Faisal Islam: Will pre-Christmas interest rate cut be enough to boost UK economy next year? (Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:15:56 GMT)
The Bank of England is hoping the interest rate cut will inject some much-needed momentum into the economy.
Japan hikes interest rate to highest level since 1995 as inflation bites (Fri, 19 Dec 2025 03:28:32 GMT)
It comes as new PM Sanae Takaichi is keen for inflation to fall but also needs low government borrowing costs.
UK names Christian Turner as ambassador to US, replacing Peter Mandelson (Fri, 19 Dec 2025 03:00:34 GMT)
Turner has spent a nearly 30-year career working across Whitehall and the Foreign Office.
BP names new boss as current CEO leaves after less than two years (Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:58:47 GMT)
BP has appointed Meg O'Neill as its chief executive, making her the first female boss of a major oil giant.
Trump Media to merge with fusion energy firm in $6bn deal (Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:32:16 GMT)
The company behind President Trump's Truth Social platform makes a surprising move into the energy sector.
HR exec in viral Coldplay clip speaks of abuse, threats and trying to find a new job (Thu, 18 Dec 2025 20:07:40 GMT)
Kristin Cabot says she was bombarded with abusive and threatening messages after being filmed with her boss on the 'kiss-cam'.
Interest rates cut to 3.75% but further reductions to be 'closer call' (Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:05:10 GMT)
The decision to lower borrowing costs was widely expected, after inflation slowed in the year to November.
Price increases in the US ease unexpectedly in November (Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:19:27 GMT)
Prices rose 2.7% over the 12 months to November, according to the latest figures from the consumer price index (CPI).
Insurers told to make policies easier to understand (Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:00:32 GMT)
The demand follows a "super-complaint" about the home and travel insurance sectors.
Facebook tests £9.99 monthly subscription for sharing more than two links (Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:13:14 GMT)
Meta is encouraging users to verify themselves to unlock more features or engagement with their posts.
Pay freeze for Father Christmas but elves fare better (Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:27:18 GMT)
Some seasonal workers have seen pay rises this year but Santas may have to tighten their belts.
Starmer tells Abramovich to 'pay up now' or face court (Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:53:58 GMT)
The Prime Minister said Roman Abramovich should make good on his pledge that money from the sale of Chelsea FC would go to benefit Ukrainians
The Oscars to leave ABC and stream on YouTube starting in 2029 (Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:30:14 GMT)
The show was hosted by ABC for more than a half-century and reveals the latest major shakeup in Hollywood.
Warner Bros favours Netflix offer over $108bn Paramount bid (Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:47:33 GMT)
Warner Brothers says the offer for its film and streaming businesses is inferior to Netflix's.
Lower clothing and food prices help inflation fall by more than expected (Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:40:53 GMT)
The 3.2% November figure is down on the 3.6% recorded in the year to October.
Morrisons faces £17m bill over hot chicken row (Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:41:50 GMT)
The supermarket firm claimed its rotisserie chickens were exempt from the hot food tax.
Should more be done to tackle 'ghost jobs', vacancies that don't exist? (Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:37 GMT)
Companies are advertising vacancies that have already been filled or might not have ever existed.
Why this month's inflation figure may be good news for you (Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:18:10 GMT)
The rate of inflation, which charts the rising cost of living, has slowed - driven partly by essentials.
Meet the biggest heat pumps in the world (Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:06:44 GMT)
Across Europe huge heat pumps are being installed that can heat tens of thousands of homes.
