Day Headlines in Business News: 2025-05-07
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Watch: US and China are ready to talk tariffs - who will blink first? (BBC Business 2025-05-07 23:56:03)
The BBC's journalists in Washington DC and Singapore look at how both countries will deal with upcoming trade negotiations. -
Interest rates expected to be cut by Bank of England (BBC Business 2025-05-07 23:01:22)
Rate-setters meet to decide whether to change the base rate from 4.5% with a decision at 12:02 BST. -
British Steel creates 180 jobs in production drive (BBC Business 2025-05-07 21:33:22)
Most of the roles will be based at Scunthorpe, with others at the Teesside and Skinningrove plants. -
Fed holds rates because of tariff 'uncertainty' (BBC Business 2025-05-07 21:03:42)
The Federal Reserve said Trump's barrage of tariffs were generating too much uncertainty to predict its next moves. -
Fed holds interest rates despite Trump pressure (BBC Business 2025-05-07 18:39:37)
The rate decision is the Federal Reserve's first since last month's tariff-related turmoil. -
WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy as fat-loss jabs boom (BBC Business 2025-05-07 16:14:24)
The firm is struggling with debt and tough competition from weight-loss drugs. -
Disney to open theme park in the Middle East (BBC Business 2025-05-07 14:18:19)
The company's seventh park will be on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. -
Oil and gas firm plans to cut 250 jobs in Aberdeen (BBC Business 2025-05-07 13:51:47)
Harbour Energy, a critic of the windfall tax, claims a "punitive" fiscal regime is harming profits and investment. -
When will interest rates go down again? (BBC Business 2025-05-07 12:12:07)
Interest rates, set by the Bank of England, affect mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions. -
British workers will not be undercut in UK-India trade deal, government says (BBC Business 2025-05-07 10:02:30)
Opposition parties claim the new trade agreement means Indian workers will be cheaper for employers to hire. -
Minimum age to be a train driver lowered to 18 (BBC Business 2025-05-07 09:52:55)
The move is aimed at combatting driver shortages which cause the majority of disruption to rail services. -
When will I be able to shop online at M&S again? (BBC Business 2025-05-07 09:43:59)
Online orders paused, food items missing from shelves - here's what we know about the chaos at M&S. -
Maker of Pegasus spyware told to pay $167m for WhatsApp hack (BBC Business 2025-05-07 08:30:00)
Journalists and activists say the software is used by authoritarian regimes to spy on them. -
Government defends NI exemption in UK-India trade deal (BBC Business 2025-05-07 07:44:21)
Opposition parties claim the new trade agreement means Indian workers will be cheaper for employers to hire. -
Visas, clothes and whisky - what you need to know about UK-India trade deal (BBC Business 2025-05-07 07:00:25)
Here's a quick guide to what's been agreed and what it could mean for you. -
US and China to start talks over trade war this week (BBC Business 2025-05-07 01:31:40)
Global trade experts have told the BBC they expect the negotiations to take several months. -
US and China set to start tariffs talks this week (BBC Business 2025-05-07 00:12:10)
The world's two biggest economies are locked in a trade war that has caused turmoil in global markets.