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Hostage negotiations

Lessons from a former hostage negotiator on persuasion techniques in business.

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Criminal entrepreneurs

Could a criminal background be better training for entrepreneurship than an MBA?

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We are all leaders now

Why Chinese leaders like Xi Jinping are so uncharismatic.

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Why big data is so big

The big data revolution - how knowledge isn't just power, its money too.

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Big data and the military

A US army general tells us how big data can change the course of a war.

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The business of art

Stealing art is not only wrong, it is also bad business. You won't make any money.

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Trading floor biology

An exploration of the animal spirit of business and the biology of risk taking.

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Spain, Catalonia and the Eurozone

Catalonia in Spain votes; what are the implications for the Eurozone?

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China: Migration and Inequality

How migration and inequality have been driving China's economic miracle.

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Warren Buffett

The secrets of the most successful investor of all time - Warren Buffett.

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Young and Jobless

How can the world tackle the scourge of youth unemployment?

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The future of world energy

Is the world about to run out of oil and natural gas?

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Germany's dirty coal

Germany may have said no to nuclear power, but does that mean yes to dirty coal?

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The cost of ageing populations

How technology can help keep older people independent for longer and reduce care costs.

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Marriage guidance for business

The world of the international arbitrator: world business' marriage guidance counsellors.

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China's ghost city

Is China's ghost city a spectral warning of the weakness of the Chinese economic model?

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China's technology giants

Rory Cellan-Jones pays a visit to two of China's technology champions, Lenovo and Tencent.

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A Pacific partnership - China and the US

We look at the world's most important trading relationship - China and the United States.

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Taking stock of numbers

Numbers may dominate our world - but how much do they really tell us?

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China's Silicon Valley

Can China ever recreate Silicon Valley's success - and how is California responding?

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Failure and innovation

We look at why innovation - and also failure - are key to Silicon Valley's success.

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The challenges facing China and the United States

We look at the challenges facing China and the US - which economy will come out on top?

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Afghans' Economic Future

As the foreign troops pull out of Afghanistan, can businesses still thrive on their own?

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Central Bankers Take Centre-stage

Central bankers are seizing the reins of economic power. But is that a good thing?

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Of cats and washing machines - Nassim Taleb's "Antifragile"

Nassim Taleb, one of the world's leading thinkers on how to live in an uncertain world.

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China's growing deserts

Justin Rowlatt looks at how China is responding to the threat of its growing deserts.

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India's challenges

Can India overcome slower growth, falling investment and a string of corruption scandals?

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Stockmarket prospects for 2013

Fidelity's Anthony Bolton looks at prospects for global stockmarkets in 2013.

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Africans in China

As trade links flourish, what is life like for Africans in China, and Chinese in Africa?

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Retirement and work

Should older people work longer - and how far should governments remove barriers to that?

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