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- Yesterday17 min
Founders: Leah Solivan on building and selling TaskRabbit
Leah Solivan, founder and former CEO of TaskRabbit, reflects on building one of the world’s most successful gig-economy platforms. She discusses the pressures of scaling a multi-million-dollar business, the stress-related illness that left her in hospital, and the decision to eventually sell TaskRabbit to IKEA. Presenter: Sarah Rogers Producer: Niamh McDermottYou can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk(Picture: Leah Solivan. Credit: Audrey Anne Photography)
- 2 days ago17 min
Follow the money: The antidote economy
**This episode of Business Daily begins with a real call to 911** There is an antidote for an opioid overdose. It costs a few dollars. The nasal spray technology means it can be administered without needles and can restart a person's breathing within minutes. So why doesn't it always reach the person on the floor? We following the money through the antidote economy. A life-saving drug that costs pennies to make sold over the counter for $52. But when drug companies were sued for their role in America's opioid crisis, some pharmaceutical companies' settlements included paying out using antidote kits valued at $125. Who profits, who pays, and what determines whether an overdose kit is ever in the room when it is needed?Presenter: Sam Fenwick Producers: Josh Martin and Matt Lines(Photo: Two naloxone nasal spray medications used for opioid overdose sit on a brown table on 11 September 2024. Credit: Peg Alexander/BBC Images)You can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk
- 3 days ago17 min
Sierra Leone: The cocaine trail
In the first of two episodes, Ed Butler investigates how one of Europe’s most wanted drug smugglers, Jos Leijdekkers, ended up in Sierra Leone while evading justice. He also explores reports linking Leijdekkers to the family of Sierra Leone’s president, including claims that he has married the president’s daughter.Presenter/producer: Ed Butler You can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk
- 6 days ago22 min
Taking stock: Is AI burning cash?
Will Bain is joined by Nga Pham in Hanoi and Takara Small in Toronto. Following the latest results from Alphabet and Tesla, both companies are under pressure to sustain spending as competition in artificial intelligence intensifies. Is Wall Street beginning to question the cost of the AI race? Plus, the mounting economic impact of Canada's wildfires, why ketchup-flavoured crisps have become such a uniquely Canadian phenomenon, and what Donald Trump's renewed tariff negotiations could mean for global trade.(Photo: The Google logo, made up of different coloured letters - blue, red, yellow, blue, green, orange - on the Google house at the CES consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, 10 January, 2024. Credit: Steve Marcus/Reuters)You can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.ukPresenter: Will Bain Producer: David Cann
- 1 weeks ago23 min
Power Players: Turbulent times for budget airlines
Cheap flights transformed the way we travel, helping millions of people fly more often and opening up destinations that were once out of reach. But rising fuel costs, changing passenger habits and growing pressure on the low-cost airline model are forcing budget carriers to adapt. Rahul Tandon and Will Bain explore what's driving the turbulence and what it could mean for fares, competition and the future of air travel.Producer: Rebecca SmyllieYou can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk(Picture: easyJet aircraft at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, April 21, 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Lisi Niesner)
- 1 weeks ago17 min
Founders: Olio CEO Tessa Clarke's fight against food waste
Tessa Clarke is the co-founder and CEO of Olio, the food-sharing app helping millions of people reduce waste by sharing food and household items with their neighbours. She explains how a simple idea grew into a global movement, the challenges of convincing investors to back it, and why changing human behaviour may be key to tackling climate change.Presenter: Leanna Byrne Producer: Barbara GeorgeYou can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk(Picture: Tessa Clarke. Credit:Annabel Staff)
- 1 weeks ago19 min
Follow the Money: The Memecoin Economy
Search for "memecoin" on social media and you'll find plenty of videos offering advice on how to invest and grow your money, with some claiming they can help you make a million. But you don't have to look far to find people who have lost money, and lots of it. So where does the money actually go? Sam Fenwick explores the cryptocurrency phenomenon that almost anyone can launch, including presidents.Presenter: Sam Fenwick Producers: Matt Lines and Gideon LongYou can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk(Picture: A representation of cryptocurrency dogecoin is seen in front of a stock graph and U.S. dollar in this illustration taken, January 24, 2022. Credit: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)
- 1 weeks ago20 min
The hidden cost of the gold rush
Artisanal mining accounts for around 20% of global gold production and generates an estimated $30 billion a year for some of the world's poorest communities. But the trade is also linked to criminal networks and environmental damage. Ed Butler explores the forces behind the global gold rush and who is bearing the cost. Presenter/producer: Ed Butler You can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk(Picture: Gold miner Kelly Mbayo in Sierra Leone. Credit: Ed Butler/BBC News)
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