Day Headlines in Business News: 2025-12-19
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A 45% school bus fare hike is too much, says dad (BBC Business 2025-12-19 06:21:51)
Ambi Ambituuni now expects to pay more than £300 a term for his daughter's bus journeys. -
AI likely to displace jobs, says Bank of England governor (BBC Business 2025-12-19 06:00:08)
Andrew Bailey says workers need to be trained to move into jobs that use AI, but adds it might not lead to mass unemployment. -
TikTok owner signs agreements to avoid US ban (BBC Business 2025-12-19 03:46:02)
The deals would end years of efforts by Washington to force ByteDance to sell its US operations. -
Japan hikes interest rate to highest level since 1995 as inflation bites (BBC Business 2025-12-19 03:28:32)
It comes as new PM Sanae Takaichi is keen for inflation to fall but also needs low government borrowing costs. -
TikTok owner signs agreements to avoid US ban (BBC Business 2025-12-19 02:16:55)
The deals would end years of efforts by Washington to force ByteDance to sell its US operations. -
TikTok owner signs deal to sell US business (BBC Business 2025-12-19 00:41:28)
The deal would end years of efforts by Washington to force ByteDance to sell its US operations. -
Will tech trump tradition at bakers and biscuit makers? (BBC Business 2025-12-19 00:07:27)
Introducing robots and automation to the food industry involves extra hurdles. -
£100 contactless card limit to be lifted (BBC Business 2025-12-19 00:04:39)
Card providers can decide whether to offer unlimited payments on contactless cards. -
Friday to be busiest travel day of festive season (BBC Business 2025-12-19 00:04:16)
Road, rail and air travellers are being advised to allow extra time for travel and check their routes. -
Millions head home for Christmas on busiest day of festive getaway (BBC Business 2025-12-19 00:04:16)
Road, rail and air travellers are being advised to allow extra time for travel and check their routes. -
How much more your Christmas dinner will cost this year (BBC Business 2025-12-19 00:02:33)
A typical turkey dinner will cost about £32.45 this year, according to research done for the BBC.