Oil prices jumped over Saudi Arabian and Iranian tensions as trading began for the new year – however – most predict this rise will be short lived …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35219765#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

Andy Clarke, chief executive of the UK’s Asda supermarket group, offers the business advice he wishes he had had when he started out, as part of the BBC News series, …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35152091#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

The BBC’s Shilpa Kannan reports from Delhi, where authorities are beginning a trial to allow cars on the roads on alternate days. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35218851#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

The BBC’s Joe Lynam speaks to shoppers at London’s Brent Cross shopping centre where people arrived early to queue for the Boxing Day sales. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35182846#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

Lord Bilimoria, founder of Cobra beer, offers the business advice he wishes he had had when he started out, as part of the BBC News series, CEO Secrets. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35152801#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

The number of over 65s who are self-employed has more than doubled in the past four years as over 600,00 new small businesses were set-up in 2015. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35204476#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

Shops at airports could be forced to pass on VAT savings to passengers travelling outside the European Union, after the government launched an inquiry. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35204475#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

Is the start-up boom in India actually a bubble in danger of bursting in 2016? …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35168117#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

The BBC’s Africa Business Report takes a look at the trends emerging in popular culture on the continent. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35168109#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

Wine trader William Wu explains why there is a growing thirst in China for a reasonably priced wine. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-35192442#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa