China escalates US trade row with new tariffs
China plans to tax planes and oil in an escalation of the trade battle between the two superpowers.
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Hasbro to buy Peppa Pig owner Entertainment One for $4bn
The US toy maker will expand its entertainment portfolio with other preschool brands including PJ Masks.
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David Koch: Billionaire Republican donor dies aged 79
The 11th richest man in the world and his brother had a huge influence on the conservative movement.
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Ryanair rated 'greedy and arrogant' by customers
Ryanair has been rated worst for customer service out of 100 big British brands, according to Which?.
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Eddie Stobart chief leaves as shares suspended
The transport firm, known for its green and red lorries, revealed a £2m discrepancy in its accounts last month.
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Hong Kong protests: Cathay Pacific staff speak of climate of fear
Employees tell the BBC they try not to talk politics at work in case colleagues are pro-Beijing.
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Brexit: Northern Ireland farmers warn of no deal risks
Some food producers say a no-deal Brexit could put them out of business within three days.
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Universal credit 'forces tenants into rent arrears'
Universal credit is causing tenants to fall behind with rent, warns the Residential Landlords Association.
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Ryanair flights take off despite pilots' strike
UK pilots at the airline have begun a two-day walkout in a row over pay and conditions.
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Qantas to run test flights on world's longest route
The airline will track the health impacts of the 19-hour journeys from Sydney to New York and London.
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The future of food: Why farming is moving indoors
Vertical farming is fast-expanding but the costs are high and the food range is limited - for now.
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How Australia is shaking up the truffle market
Australia maybe a newcomer in growing black truffles but is now the world's fourth-largest producer.
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#BulletJournal: Seven million beautiful ways to save money
#BulletJournal: The new trend that is helping people to save money.
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The Cold War spy technology which we all use
Radio-frequency identification, famously used to bug the US embassy in Moscow, is a cheap way to track objects and data.
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The people policing the internet's most horrific content
Website content moderators have to see some very disturbing material. How do they cope?
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Why we lie about being retired
When we retire we often pretend that we're still working according to one Harvard academic.
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'The bomb actually landed in the room I had been in'
Laila Pence fled war in Egypt to go on and become a multimillionaire US businesswoman.
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Can big investors save the world?
Will the big polluters clean up their acts if the people who actually own them say they must?
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'How I lost £25,000 when my cryptocurrency was stolen'
Investing in digital currencies is fraught with danger, not just because the prices are so volatile.
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The farmers who worry about our phone batteries
Lithium is being mined in Chile to make batteries, but at what cost to the local environment?
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BBC World News business headlines
The latest international business headlines from BBC World News.
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Facial recognition technology aims to cut passport queue times
The UK Home Office is considering a system which would let you walk through immigration without showing your passport.
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How bingo became a million dollar idea
The BBC's Aaron Heslehurst explains how bingo became a multi-million dollar idea.
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HS2: How much work has already been done?
With a review announced into the HS2 high speed rail link - how much has already been done?
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'If you say you're ethical, you have to back it up'
CEO Secret: "If you call yourself an ethical company, you'll have to back up every claim you make."
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'I bought a house thanks to my bullet journal'
Millions of people have shared #bulletjournal or #bujo hashtags on Instagram, so how do they work?
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The floating farm for cows
The cows on this floating farm in the Netherlands are helping find ways of making food sustainably
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'Fall in love with the problem not the solution'
"Love the problem", advises Sean Petterson whose firm makes monitors to curb workplace injuries.
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