Business Daily

About Business Daily

The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.

Publisher

BBC World Service

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Jul 2014

Latest episode

6 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

716 of 2,253 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Power Players: Can the Democrats tackle America's affordability crisis?

   The Democrats won big in the US midterm elections and have control of both houses of Congress. But Donald Trump still holds a presidential veto and is threatening to use it. Can the Democrats use their new congressional majority to tackle America's affordability crisis? What does their victory mean for Big Tech and the construction of data centres? And will they scrutinise companies that benefited from close ties to the Trump White House over the past two years? The BBC's North America business correspondent Michelle Fleury joins Rahul Tandon and Will Bain to discuss what the election result could mean for the US economy, businesses and households. Producer: Gideon Long You can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk (mailto:businessdaily@bbc.co.uk) (Picture: US House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA), and Democratic candidate for House of Representatives Suzan DelBene celebrate at an election night watch party in Washington, DC, US, November 3, 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)

2. 

   5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Taking Stock mid-terms special: The economy, Musk, Trump and data centres

   Energy Reporter Andy Uhler and Politics Editor Rema Rahman join Rahul Tandon to analyze the mid-term election's economic impact, Elon Musk's future, and data center trends.

3. 

   4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Power Players: Is Apple missing the AI boat?

   Michelle Fleury and Rahul Tandon interview former Apple executive Ron Johnson about Apple CEO John Ternus's cautious AI strategy and its potential impact on the company's future.

Inside a recent episode

Power Players: Can the Democrats tackle America's affordability crisis?

Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So something that a lot of people are talking about is whether they can make health insurance cheaper under the Affordable Care Act, whether or not they can reverse the cuts to Medicaid. That's like the health care service for the poorest population. That was signed by President Trump in 2025. […]

Who has been a guest on Business Daily

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Andy Uhler
• Rema Rahman
• Ron Johnson
• Jerry Yue
• Sam Fenwick

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.4 / 5

491 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

324 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

89

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

66

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