Phil Atherton, sales and marketing director of the Portmeirion Group in Stoke, tells the BBC he thinks the GDP figures released on Tuesday morning “are very positive”. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30996511#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

India is one of the top three target markets for US franchises looking to expand. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30950072#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

The growing number of companies hiring Americans to work in India is viewed by some as an encouraging new trend. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30950071#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

Some Australian firms have embraced new businesses, but just how far should they diversify? BBC’s Phil Mercer finds out. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30995737#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

Technology is one industry where Indians have really made their mark in the US, especially in the tech hub of Silicon Valley. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30950070#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

Retirement can be uncertain for former professional tennis players – but some are finding new ways to employ their skills. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30811664#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

BBC Breakfast asks members of the public whose face they would like to see on Bank of England notes. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30947421#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

A video explaining poverty across the globe, as part of the BBC’s new A Richer World season – exploring prosperity, poverty and inequality. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-30992026#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

Climate change poses huge potential risks to global economies and will be high on the agenda at Davos. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30944194#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras has vowed to renegotiate Greece’s bailout, worth €240bn (£179bn; $268bn), to end Greece’s “humiliation and pain”. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30986842#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa