Business Daily Podcast
The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
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The ghost of Christmas yet to come
Christmas Eve 2021
What will be left of human civilisation in the geological record 100 million years hence?
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China prepares to face down Omicron
Thu 23 Dec 2021
The new variant poses a threat to China's hitherto successful zero-Covid strategy
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Millions still not back at school
Tue 21 Dec 2021
The World Bank says this could cost the global economy $17 trillion
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End of the roads
Mon 20 Dec 2021
Austria and Wales reconsider plans to expand their road networks to curb pollution.
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The Turkish lira and red hot inflation
Thu 16 Dec 2021
The value of the lira has plunged by nearly half this year
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The Meta data centre dilemma
Wed 15 Dec 2021
What is at stake when a big company like Meta comes knocking on your door?
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The problem of parasites: who pays for neglected tropical diseases?
Mon 13 Dec 2021
The pharmaceutical industry has ignored some diseases for decades. So what can be done?
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Blacklisted in China
Fri 10 Dec 2021
Lithuania has provoked China's rage by going too far in recognising Taiwan
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The arms race in cyberspace
Thu 9 Dec 2021
Will the next war be waged online? We ask cybersecurity reporter Nicole Perlroth.
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Healthcare workers are burnt out
Wed 8 Dec 2021
What can be done to stem the tide of carers quitting the industry?
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Super-fast grocery delivery apps are booming
Tue 7 Dec 2021
Are apps delivering from the shop to your front door in minutes just a pandemic-era fad?
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Why private adoption is big business in the US
Mon 6 Dec 2021
Is it time to reform private infant adoption in America?
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The Omicron variant and vaccine inequality
Fri 3 Dec 2021
Could a more equitable global vaccine rollout have stopped the new variant?
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The collapse of Enron: Did we learn the lessons?
Thu 2 Dec 2021
Two decades have passed since the scandal, but could another Enron happen today?
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Wind of change in Germany
Wed 1 Dec 2021
Can the new government's renewable energy plan overcome German nimbyism and Russian gas?
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The kleptocrats club
Tue 30 Nov 2021
Authoritarians are keeping each other afloat, with help from the West's financial system
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The plight of girls under the Taliban
Mon 29 Nov 2021
How hard is life in Afghanistan for the female half of the population?
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The coming cleantech mining rush
Fri 26 Nov 2021
Can the minerals needed to decarbonise the global economy be dug up fast enough?
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Why is Turkey's currency collapsing?
Thu 25 Nov 2021
The Turkish Lira is in free fall, as President Erdogan pushes controversial policies
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Baristas of the world unite!
Wed 24 Nov 2021
Starbucks workers could be unionising, amid a resurgence of organised labour in America
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How to live to 150
Tue 23 Nov 2021
How medical and technological advances could extend our life spans
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Texas abortion laws
Mon 22 Nov 2021
What impact could America's most restrictive abortion law have on business in the state?
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