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Is Sierra Leone's diamond industry under threat?
Diamond mines across Sierra Leone are closing, deepening economic uncertainty and raising fears of further conflict. Our presenter Ed Butler travels …
2 weeks ago
How is the rise in jet fuel prices impacting the global aviation industry?
Airlines could start going bankrupt the boss of one aviation company tells World Business Express. And why two tech titans are heading to the courts …
2 weeks ago
US consumer confidence and electric vehicles
US consumers are feeling less confident about their economy than at any other time. We hear from researchers and businesses about why war in the Midd…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Expect global markets to fall, says Bank of England
The Bank of England expects stock markets around the world to fall as share prices are not reflecting the many risks facing the world economy, so say…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Is a $110bn Paramount–Warner deal about to reshape Hollywood?
Shareholders of Warner Brothers Discovery have approved its sale to media conglomerate Paramount Skydance, with the merger valued at $110 billion. Ra…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Warner Brothers Discovery agree to Paramount acquisition
The shareholders of Warner Brothers Discovery have voted yes to an hundred billion dollar acquisition by Paramount. After fighting off Netflix to rea…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Iran seizes cargo ships in Strait of Hormuz
Iran has seized two cargo ships and warned that reopening the Strait of Hormuz will be “impossible” if a US blockade continues. Sarah Rogers asks wh…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
EU frees up money for Ukraine
The European Union has unlocked a $100 billion loan for Kyiv - money that’s been stuck for months. Hungary had been holding it up, arguing it wasn’t …
2 weeks, 5 days ago
US senators grill new Fed chair
Andrew Peach is joined by George Conboy as we look at Kevin Warsh’s grilling before the US Senate's banking committee and examine the prospects for t…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
The new head of the Fed?
Kevin Warsh - Donald Trump’s nominee for the post as chairman of the Federal Reserve, the US central bank - appears before senators in a bid to convi…
2 weeks, 6 days ago