Business Today is a weekday business news television programme broadcast on the BBC News Channel. It delivers concise, timely coverage of global markets, financial developments, corporate headlines and economic trends in editions spread throughout the day on weekdays. The show was launched in May 2024 to replace long-running programmes such as World Business Report and Asia Business Report, bringing a refreshed format focused on the real-time dynamics of business and finance for an international audience.
Each edition typically covers key developments in business and financial markets across regions, from early Asian trading to European markets and the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange. Some segments are tailored to specific global market openings or closings, such as Business Today – NYSE Opening Bell, which zooms in on the U.S. markets as they begin trading. The programme’s structure allows viewers to catch up with major business news quickly, whether early in the morning or later in the day.
The show integrates a mix of live reporting, expert analysis, interviews with business leaders and economists, and summaries of market movements. It aims to provide clarity on complex financial stories and their implications for investors, companies and economies worldwide, an extension of the BBC’s broader news mission to explain what matters in global affairs. Because editions air multiple times, Business Today updates its audience as major stories and market conditions evolve throughout the trading day.
The programme is presented by a rotating team of seasoned BBC business journalists. Sally Bundock, a long-serving BBC news presenter who has anchored early morning business coverage since the early 2000s, is one of the chief presenters on Business Today, bringing deep experience in reporting on markets and economic news. Other main hosts include Ben Thompson, and international correspondents such as Michelle Fleury in New York and Steve Lai in Singapore, who anchor different editions aligned with regional market hours.
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