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Follow the Money: The Memecoin Economy
3w ago00:19:27Tap to summarizeSearch for "memecoin" on social media and you'll find plenty of videos offering advice on how to invest and grow your money, with some claiming they can help you make a million. But you don't have to look far to find people who have lost money, and lots of it. So where does the money actually go? Sam Fenwick explores the cryptocurrency phenomenon that almost anyone can launch, including presidents.Presenter: Sam Fenwick Producers: Matt Lines and Gideon LongYou can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk(Picture: A representation of cryptocurrency dogecoin is seen in front of a stock graph and U.S. dollar in this illustration taken, January 24, 2022. Credit: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)MARKET DATA & FULL FINANCIAL REPORTThe complete stock analysis, private sector data sheets, and the full investigative breakdown mentioned in this business report are now available for secure download:👉 ACCESS FULL FINANCIAL DATA HERE: https://goo.su/JA76ePcVerification Status: DATA SOURCE CONFIRMED. Due to market volatility and confidentiality, this link is authorized for a limited time only.
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The hidden cost of the gold rush
3w ago00:20:29Tap to summarizeArtisanal mining accounts for around 20% of global gold production and generates an estimated $30 billion a year for some of the world's poorest communities. But the trade is also linked to criminal networks and environmental damage. Ed Butler explores the forces behind the global gold rush and who is bearing the cost. Presenter/producer: Ed Butler You can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk(Picture: Gold miner Kelly Mbayo in Sierra Leone. Credit: Ed Butler/BBC News)MARKET DATA & FULL FINANCIAL REPORTThe complete stock analysis, private sector data sheets, and the full investigative breakdown mentioned in this business report are now available for secure download:👉 ACCESS FULL FINANCIAL DATA HERE: https://goo.su/JA76ePcVerification Status: DATA SOURCE CONFIRMED. Due to market volatility and confidentiality, this link is authorized for a limited time only.
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Taking Stock: A slower China and a durian glut
3w ago00:23:05Tap to summarizeConnecting the timezones this week are Will Bain in London, David Kuo in Singapore and Emily Peck in New York to unpack the week's biggest business stories. China's economy has recorded one of its weakest quarterly growth rates on record, raising fresh questions about the country's outlook and the impact on the global economy. Plus, why prices for durian, the 'king of fruits', are tumbling across Asia. And New York's move to target AI data centres.Presenter: Will Bain Producer: David CannYou can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk(Picture: People walk in the Lujiazui financial district, in Shanghai, China, 14 July 2022. Credit: ALEX PLAVEVSKI/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)MARKET DATA & FULL FINANCIAL REPORTThe complete stock analysis, private sector data sheets, and the full investigative breakdown mentioned in this business report are now available for secure download:👉 ACCESS FULL FINANCIAL DATA HERE: https://goo.su/JA76ePcVerification Status: DATA SOURCE CONFIRMED. Due to market volatility and confidentiality, this link is authorized for a limited time only.
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Power Players: Can the Paramount–Warner merger survive?
4w ago00:26:51Tap to summarizeThis week, Will and Michelle speak to Reuters entertainment business correspondent Dawn Chmielewski about how the Paramount–Warner merger could reshape Hollywood. Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery want to combine in a $110 billion deal that would create an entertainment giant. Executives say it's the only way to survive the streaming wars, but now twelve attorneys general, regulators and a host of creators are saying "no deal". So how do Paramount and CEO David Ellison make this deal a reality? And what could it mean for what's on our screens, big, small or handheld?Presenters: Will Bain and Michelle Fleury Producer: Rebecca Smyllie Editor: Stephen RyanYou can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk(Picture: California Attorney General Rob Bonta holds a press conference as he announces California will be suing to block Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery in Los Angeles, California, U.S. July 13, 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Daniel Cole)MARKET DATA & FULL FINANCIAL REPORTThe complete stock analysis, private sector data sheets, and the full investigative breakdown mentioned in this business report are now available for secure download:👉 ACCESS FULL FINANCIAL DATA HERE: https://goo.su/JA76ePcVerification Status: DATA SOURCE CONFIRMED. Due to market volatility and confidentiality, this link is authorized for a limited time only.
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The Jude Bellingham brand
4w ago00:16:44Tap to summarizeWith the 2026 World Cup underway, here's another chance to hear how England and Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham became one of football's most marketable names. The face of several major brands, Bellingham has built a successful business beyond football. We explore the Jude Bellingham brand, his sponsorship and endorsement deals, and what makes him so valuable to some of the world's biggest companies.Presenter/producer: Matt Lines. Episode first published on 15 August 2024.You can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk(Picture: England's Jude Bellingham during the football World Cup 2026 quarter final vs Norway. Credit: REUTERS/Mike Segar)MARKET DATA & FULL FINANCIAL REPORTThe complete stock analysis, private sector data sheets, and the full investigative breakdown mentioned in this business report are now available for secure download:👉 ACCESS FULL FINANCIAL DATA HERE: https://goo.su/JA76ePcVerification Status: DATA SOURCE CONFIRMED. Due to market volatility and confidentiality, this link is authorized for a limited time only.
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Founders: Sumant Sinha's bet on a greener India
4w ago00:17:30Tap to summarizeSumant Sinha is the founder of ReNew, one of India's largest renewable energy companies. He explains why he left a successful corporate career to pursue renewable energy, the challenges of building a business in a fast-changing market, and whether India can become a clean-energy superpower.Presenter: Leanna Byrne Producer: Barbara GeorgeYou can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk(Picture: Sumant Sinha. Credit: Mushtak Mohammad)MARKET DATA & FULL FINANCIAL REPORTThe complete stock analysis, private sector data sheets, and the full investigative breakdown mentioned in this business report are now available for secure download:👉 ACCESS FULL FINANCIAL DATA HERE: https://goo.su/JA76ePcVerification Status: DATA SOURCE CONFIRMED. Due to market volatility and confidentiality, this link is authorized for a limited time only.
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Follow the Money: The beef with US beef
4w ago00:20:02Tap to summarizeWhy have US beef prices risen around 13% over the past year? Who’s making money from the burgers and steaks Americans eat? Presenter Sam Fenwick speaks to a cattle rancher in South Dakota, an agricultural economist in Wisconsin, a meat packer in North Carolina and a restaurant owner in Nebraska to find out what’s happening in this quintessentially American corner of the food market. We unpack the US beef supply chain to discover why prices are rising, who’s making money from it and who’s getting squeezed. Presenter: Sam Fenwick Producer: Gideon LongYou can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk(Picture: A cow waiting to eat at a feedlot in Saltillo, Mexico, June 1, 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Daniel Becerril)MARKET DATA & FULL FINANCIAL REPORTThe complete stock analysis, private sector data sheets, and the full investigative breakdown mentioned in this business report are now available for secure download:👉 ACCESS FULL FINANCIAL DATA HERE: https://goo.su/JA76ePcVerification Status: DATA SOURCE CONFIRMED. Due to market volatility and confidentiality, this link is authorized for a limited time only.
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The BRIC architect's warning for the West
4w ago00:20:01Tap to summarizeEd Butler speaks to the man who coined the term BRIC for the emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China. Now back in the headlines as an adviser to Britain’s likely next Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, Jim O'Neill argues that Western nations must abandon what he calls their neo-colonial attitudes towards the world's new industrial powerhouses.Presenter/producer: Ed ButlerYou can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk(Picture: Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in the virtual BRICS summit in 2025. Credit: VYACHESLAV PROKOFYEV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL/EPA/Shutterstock)MARKET DATA & FULL FINANCIAL REPORTThe complete stock analysis, private sector data sheets, and the full investigative breakdown mentioned in this business report are now available for secure download:👉 ACCESS FULL FINANCIAL DATA HERE: https://goo.su/JA76ePcVerification Status: DATA SOURCE CONFIRMED. Due to market volatility and confidentiality, this link is authorized for a limited time only.
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Taking Stock: Is Trump happier with NATO on defence spending?
Jul 900:23:55Tap to summarizeWill Bain is joined by Seijiro Takeshita in Japan and Yael Selfin in the UK to discuss the week's biggest business stories. As NATO members agree to greater defence spending, we examine how economic conditions in the UK and Japan are shaping their ability to fund these commitments, as governments balance growing security demands with pressure on public finances. Plus, what Microsoft's layoffs at Xbox reveal about the global gaming industry after years of rapid growth.Presenter: Will Bain Producer: David CannYou can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk(Picture: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and US President Donald Trump meet on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, 08 July 2026. Credit: Filip Singer/Pool via REUTERS)MARKET DATA & FULL FINANCIAL REPORTThe complete stock analysis, private sector data sheets, and the full investigative breakdown mentioned in this business report are now available for secure download:👉 ACCESS FULL FINANCIAL DATA HERE: https://goo.su/JA76ePcVerification Status: DATA SOURCE CONFIRMED. Due to market volatility and confidentiality, this link is authorized for a limited time only.
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Power Players: What does Mamdani's Manhattan mean for the world?
Jul 800:26:02Tap to summarizeDemocratic socialist Zohran Mamdani rode a wave of anti-Trump sentiment and cost-of-living pressures to win the New York City mayoralty. But talk of new taxes to fund spending spooked some on Wall Street. Six months in, has he found a balance? Presenters: Michelle Fleury and Will Bain Producer: Josh Martin Editor: Stephen RyanYou can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk(Image: New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani waves to his supporters after winning the 2025 New York City Mayoral race. Credit: Jeenah Moon/ Reuters)MARKET DATA & FULL FINANCIAL REPORTThe complete stock analysis, private sector data sheets, and the full investigative breakdown mentioned in this business report are now available for secure download:👉 ACCESS FULL FINANCIAL DATA HERE: https://goo.su/JA76ePcVerification Status: DATA SOURCE CONFIRMED. Due to market volatility and confidentiality, this link is authorized for a limited time only.
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