Day Headlines in Business News: 2026-09-08
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What tariffs will really cost Canadians and Americans (BBC Business 2026-09-08 12:16:30)
Households and businesses have become used to tariffs impacting the cost of living for more than year now, so what will change now? -
Borrowers expecting mortgage rates to drop have hopes dashed (BBC Business 2026-09-08 11:59:02)
Major lenders have raised rates on new deals in recent days, leaving many borrowers needing to make a decision. -
Argentina to file criminal case against oil company operating in Falklands (BBC Business 2026-09-08 11:09:54)
The move comes days after President Javier Milei stepped up Argentina's claims of sovereignty over the Falklands. -
UK's third-biggest taxpayer to leave for Greece (BBC Business 2026-09-08 09:33:35)
Chris Rokos plans to open an office in Athens, reports say, and was ranked third in the Sunday Times's list of the UK's top taxpayers. -
'Tirana teeth': Albania hopes to be the new Turkey for dental work (BBC Business 2026-09-08 09:00:28)
The Balkan nation is aiming to become a new centre for medical tourism. -
Shetland spaceport project secures £30m of UK government investment (BBC Business 2026-09-08 08:48:33)
The funding will be used to build two more launchpads. -
The firms turning recruitment into X Factor-style competitions (BBC Business 2026-09-08 07:43:15)
Applicants have to pitch their ideas on stage in front of a panel of judges and an audience. But is this exciting or unfair? -
Scammers demand ransoms from Instagram users over fake copyright claims (BBC Business 2026-09-08 06:49:56)
Users say they are losing money or risk having their accounts suspended because Meta struggles to identify scammers. -
'JLR job cuts a cause for uncertainty and worry' (BBC Business 2026-09-08 04:57:54)
Experts say they worry it could limit the company's ability to innovate in the future. -
Canada braces for prolonged trade war as counter-tariffs on US take effect (BBC Business 2026-09-08 04:39:14)
The tariffs will apply to $20bn worth of American products, jeopardising the stability of the world's largest bilateral trading relationship.