Wind and waves are set to be included in calculations of the size of countries' economies for the first time, as part of changes approved at the United Nations.Assets...

US President Donald Trump's cuts to the government workforce have started to hit, but overall hiring last month remained stable as growth in other sectors offset those losses. The...

President Donald Trump's decision to establish official government cryptocurrency reserves in the US has drawn criticism from industry watchers.He has signed an executive order creating what he calls a...

Jennifer MeierhansBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesPoundland's owner has said it is considering putting the chain up for sale after warning tax changes coming in April will put more pressure...

US president Donald Trump's tariffs could mean less money in UK consumers' pockets, the governor of the Bank of England has warned.Tariffs could hit growth and pose "substantial" risks...

Canadian provinces pulling US alcohol off store shelves in response to Trump trade policy is "worse than tariffs", the boss of Jack Daniel's maker Brown-Forman has said.Several Canadian provinces,...

Ministers, facing potential cuts of billions of pounds from the welfare budget, have announced plans to use 1,000 work coaches to help the long-term unemployed into work.The coaches are...

Jennifer MeierhansBusiness reporter, BBC NewsCo-opThe Co-op has admitted breaching rules to prevent rival supermarkets from opening nearby more than 100 times.The UK's competition watchdog found Co-op had breached an...

A Hong Kong-based company has agreed to sell most of its stake in two key ports on the Panama Canal to a group led by US investment firm BlackRock.The...

The Treasury has earmarked several billion pounds in draft spending cuts to welfare and other government departments amid expectations the chancellor's room for manoeuvre has all but been wiped...

Faarea MasudBBC Business reporterGetty ImagesInvestment firm Abrdn will add the vowels back into its name after dropping them in a rebrand that was widely mocked.The firm said it will...

More than one million low-paid workers in the UK are to be entitled to 80% of their weekly salary as sick pay from the first day of illness, under...