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Image copyright Getty Images News broke late last week that a fungal disease that kills Cavendish banana plants has been detected in Latin America for the first time. A strain of the Fusarium fungus, which causes so-called Panama disease in banana plants, was detected in Colombia. The strain, which is very difficult to treat, has […]

Image copyright American Farm Bureau Image caption Zippy Duvall has been a farmer for 34 years The UK must accept US food standards as part of any future trade deal with Washington, the head of America’s farming lobby has said. Zippy Duvall, head of the American Farm Bureau, said US farmers were keen to trade

Image copyright Reuters Panic gripped Wall Street on Wednesday as investors fled shares amid fears over a US-China trade war and the health of the global economy. The three main stock markets closed 3% down, with analysts pointing to signals the US may be heading for recession. Weak data from Germany and China, and another

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Flights have now resumed at Hong Kong airport Hong Kong airport has resumed operations after a night of chaos which saw protesters clash with riot police. Hundreds of flights were cancelled on Tuesday after protesters flooded the terminal buildings. Early on Wednesday flights appeared to be running as scheduled,

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionNancy Pelosi: The woman Republicans love to hate A US-UK trade deal will not get through Congress if Brexit undermines the Good Friday Agreement, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives has said. Democrat Nancy Pelosi, whose party controls the House, said the UK’s exit from

Image copyright Reuters Financial markets have flashed a warning sign about the economic outlook for the UK and the US. It is known in the jargon as an “inverted yield curve”. It means that it is cheaper for those countries’ governments to borrow for 10 years than for two. It is an unusual development and

Image copyright AFP Image caption President Mauricio Macri’s popularity has been damaged by painful austerity measures Argentine President Mauricio Macri has announced a series of “relief” measures, days after a defeat at the polls triggered economic turmoil. In a televised speech, he announced income tax cuts and increases in welfare subsidies. Petrol prices will be

Image copyright WeWork Image caption Inside a WeWork office The owner of office space company WeWork burned through $900m (£746m) in the first six months of this year, according to figures ahead of its hotly anticipated stock market launch. Documents filed with regulators reveal the We Company, valued at about $47bn, doubled revenues to $1.54bn.

Image copyright Royal Mint/PA Media Image caption Two new coins feature Paddington Bear outside St Paul’s Cathedral and the Tower of London The humble 50p has been making headlines recently with the launch of a new Paddington Bear coin and plans for a Brexit edition later this year. They follow releases to celebrate events such

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAsda staff stage protest Hundreds of Asda workers have held a rally and march in Leeds over the details of a new contract. The protest by staff from across the country was organised by the GMB union. Asda is offering staff a higher wage in exchange for