Business Daily Episodes Episode guide
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Can Money Buy Happiness?
In 50 years, we've got richer but no happier. Why? Are you happier if others are poorer?
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Poetry in business
Can poems provide insights into the world of business?
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Should a Company be President?
A company is standing for public office in America. Plus life at 20 per cent unemployment.
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Is the Euro a Busted Flush?
Should Germany cut weak economies loose from the Euro? And credit cards for kids?
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Tax Havens: Bermuda comes in from the cold.
Bermuda's finance minister on tax havens. And why droughts cause witch killings.
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Google: Papers Can Thrive!
Google's chief economist on how papers can thrive on-line. Plus Lucy Kellaway on lists.
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Future Debts
How public debts could be four times as big as they are now, within a few decades.
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Currency Battles
America gets tough with China about its currency.
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Zimbabwe: Property Grab or Fair Redistribution?
A new law in Zimbabwe means redistributing property. Is it fair? Is it economically wise?
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Dry Tinder
Wall Street's favourite lawyer says there is still 'dry tinder' in the banking system.
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China's property bubble
We hear why China's property bubble may burst soon, but this won't stop China's progress.
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Is there money to be made on the Palestinian stock market?
The head of the company which owns the Palestinian stock exchange on how it operates.
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Spain's struggling economy
Could Spain, with its rising debts and huge jobless queues, be next for a Euro crisis?
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Euro Optimism
Europe's elder statesman Romano Prodi rejects fears that the Euro might collapse.
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Corruption in Africa - and the apps economy
The World Bank spots "quiet corruption" in Africa, and can you make money from Apple apps?
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Beckham, Billionaires and the future of football
Can football survive sky-high debt? Views from Britain, Spain and Germany.
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Poor People, Rich Internet Resources
Can poor people get online? We report from Rio de Janeiro's favelas on internet access.
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Sanctions against Iran
We look at the question of Iranian sanctions - should the world get tougher with Iran?
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Silicon chips and wooden blocks: Jenga and the internet
America tries to get more teched up. And the inventor of Jenga on how to create a game.
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Brazil Online
Can Brazilians make money from the internet?
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Iceland says 'Nei'
Why did Icelanders vote against a plan to pay back the Netherlands and the UK?
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China's Property Bubble
A leading Chinese economist warns China's property market is a bubble waiting to burst.
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Bailing out Iceland
There's much anger among ordinary people in Iceland that they're picking up the bill.
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Iraq's Oil
Iraq's Oil Minister tells foreign investors not to be nervous about the coming election.
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Are Euro Attacks Justified?
A British hedge fund manager justifies speculative attacks on the Euro.
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On the Watch List
The world's biggest bond investor says UK government bonds are 'on a watch list'.
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Bankruptcy Brothel?
Is Britain at risk of becoming the 'bankruptcy brothel' of Europe?
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Africa's Recession
How has the global downturn affected Africa?
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Risky Business
Is risk-taking always going to be at the heart of what banks do?
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The Exit Door
How can America make its exit from economic stimulus without derailing the recovery?