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Of Puzzles and Solutions

Brazil on-line, Iceland's money-troubles and Iranian sanctions. And a wooden game.

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Trouble and strife

Trouble in Spain. Trouble in Africa. But is there a silver lining in the Middle east?

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China, Zimbabwe and economics rap

America gets tough with China over its currency. And the rapping economics professor.

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Papers, poetry and politics

Google on newspapers survival; poetry and capitalism; US corporate political ambitions.

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Money and Happiness

Can money bring you happiness? We contrast two different jobs - and salaries.

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From China and Japan to the Frozen South

Will the Chinese revalue their currency? And will the Japanese ever beat deflation?

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Ash, cash and balls

The cost of dodging volcanic fall-out and the truth about Spain's labour laws.

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The Age of Austerity - But will there be Riots?

When does anger turn to riot? As governments tighten belts, lessons from 200 years ago.

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Uncertainty

Uncertainty in the markets and uncertainty in Britain from the general election.

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A Stimulating Stimulus?

Is the stimulus doing its job of creating work? We report from California.

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Advice to Greece

Advice to Greece: get a Plan B. Advice to tech-minded girls who want to be engineers.

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Dreams and Nightmares

Tasting chocolate and saving the Euro. Plus Apple's iPad and Puffin Books.

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West African Journey

We travel through Africa studying the power of money. Is it a force for good or bad?

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African Tales

African tales - of human rights crimes in Zimbabwe and perceptions of hope in Benin.

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CEO's Under Pressure

The man top CEOs turn to. Is Obama going the way of Carter? And workers pay in China.

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Age Of Austerity

The riches of Afghanistan and the poverty of governments.

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Borders without barriers

A brave new attempt to break down barriers to trade, at Africa's border posts.

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Product Placement

Does product placement work? Plus Mick Jagger on the era of making money from music.

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China Re-invents Itself

Chinese underground music, American financial reforms and a whopping dose of envy.

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23/07/2010

The key interviews, reports and thoughts of the week. Everything you need to know from...

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Cleaning up reputations

We launch a clean-up of the Gulf of Mexico, BP's reputation and Europe's banks.

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Business Weekly: It's all who you know

It's not what you know, it's who you know: Twenty-first century networking

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A glimpse of the future

The debate over our energy future plus how the business of television is going to change.

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China's hidden bank loans

Is China's economy still overheating? Plus do food price controls really work?

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Muslim brands and talking cars

Businessman Rafi-uddin Shikoh on why there are few Muslim global brands. And talking cars.

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Double dip recession?

Will a double dip recession in America happen? Plus power cuts in Iraq, and sailing.

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Austerity measures

Hard times in Latvia, and boom time in Germany. Plus, re-creating your career.

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Reining in the banks

After the Great Recession, banks get new rules for responsible lending. Will they work?

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Crisis and opportunity

We look at growth in Africa, food in Mexico, shipping in the Arctic and banks in Europe.

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After the storm

Ireland's government pledges more funds to save the banks. Was there no alternative?

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