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  • World Business Report

    Markets rally after surprise Brazilian election result

    2026/10/05 | 26 mins.
    Brazil's presidential election fails to return a frontrunner. This sets up a second-round runoff later this month between right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro finishes and incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
    There’s increasing concern about the pressures on airlines as fuel forces up costs. One airline, AirBaltic has announced more than 500 jobs losses
    And we look at the financial fallout for Tom Cruise's latest film, Digger, at the box office.
    (Photo: Scenes following the first round of Brazil's presidential election. Credit: Pilar Olivares/Reuters)
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    Spain's housing crisis leads to snap General Election

    2026/10/05 | 8 mins.
    Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez seeks new mandate after Parliament rejected housing reforms. The election will be held on November 29.
    More oil is leaving the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman than in the days before the US/Israel war on Iran began. Will oil prices start to fall?
    And workers in India from different sectors are being used to train robots of the future.
  • World Business Report

    Why has Nike lost its shine?

    2026/10/02 | 26 mins.
    In a bid to head off a US diesel export ban, G7 countries agree to release 100mn barrels of diesel and crude. We ask if the plan will be enough to keep global supplies flowing.
    And a home for one euro in some of the most beautiful regions of Europe sounds like a steal, but what does it really cost to take on an abandoned house?
    Picture: Mina Kim, REUTERS
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    G7 agrees to release diesel from strategic reserves

    2026/10/02 | 8 mins.
    Thieves target holders of cryptocurrencies in their own homes. As crypto coins have risen in value, reports of these violent robberies linked to digital assets have emerged in the UK, France and the US.
    And British pop star Olivia Dean has been accused of copying the melody of Bill Withers' soul classic Just The Two of Us in a legal case filed in California.
  • World Business Report

    G7 agrees to release diesel from strategic reserves

    2026/10/02 | 8 mins.
    Thieves target holders of cryptocurrencies in their own homes. As crypto coins have risen in value, reports of these violent robberies linked to digital assets have emerged in the UK, France and the US.
    And British pop star Olivia Dean has been accused of copying the melody of Bill Withers' soul classic Just The Two of Us in a legal case filed in California.
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