US bankers: ‘Brexit impact global’
US bankers write to US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew asking him to push for transparent Brexit negotiations in the interests of market stability.
More light, better life
Solar power is expanding fast in Africa, and innovative products and payment schemes are ensuring the poor and rural communities don’t miss out.
The new sushi?
Katy Watson and Sarah Treanor visit insect farms in California and Mexico – but is bug eating, or entomophagy, really going to catch on?
Blackrock to sue VW over emissions scandal
One of the world’s largest asset managers and a group of institutional investors are to sue car maker Volkswagen for €2bn over its emissions scandal.
Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.9 million vehicles over air bag defect
Car maker Fiat Chrysler is to recall 1.9 million vehicles over an air bag defect linked to three deaths and five injuries.
‘Buckingham Palace lookalike’ flats snapped up
A block of luxury flats which locals and newspapers have likened to Buckingham Palace has sold out as soon as the building was completed
Trip tips
Whether you’re a tourist or an executive, it isn’t always easy travelling alone, especially if you’re a woman. A growing number of businesses are aiming to make the experience easier.
Stuck on board
Some 60 of Hanjin Shipping’s cargo vessels are stranded at sea, after the company filed for bankruptcy – with crew and cargo stuck on board. Here’s the story of one of them.
Never retire
With more of us in developed countries living longer but retiring earlier, there is a growing pensions “time bomb”. So could the answer be never retiring in the first place?
Breaking down bonds
BBC World Service economics correspondent Andrew Walker breaks down the world of bonds.