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Stacks of Cash
Is it time that companies were persuaded to spend?
The People Are Revolting
Can angry people change the course of economic history? Will protests halt cuts in Europe?
Oil in the Arab Spring
Is the current boom in the oil business bad for the Arab Spring?
The Value of Technology
As Facebook's buys Instagram are we seeing another technology bubble in the making?
France: Are the good times over?
France is often envied for its lifestyle, but is its social model sustainable?
American Recovery?
Justin Rowlatt and guests try to guage the true health of the U.S. Economy
Press Barons: End of an Era?
Are press barons facing extinction? Justin Rowlatt and guests discuss the future of papers
The Euro - spreading contagion?
How worried is the rest of the world about the new crisis engulfing the eurozone?
Collective Memory
Why doesn't the collective memory of an organisation stop it from making the old mistakes?
Giving it away
Is giving away a fortune, even more fun than making the money in the first place?
An economic super-state?
How would you organise an economic super-state? Would that solve the Eurozone's problems?
Diamond years for business?
At the end of Diamond Jubilee week, we ask how business has changed in the last 60 years.
Egypt, Elections and Economic Renewal
Will presidential elections in Egypt banish uncertainty and bring economic renewal?
Does business need the euro?
Greece has chosen to stay in the euro, but how much does business care about it?
Is inequality good for us?
The gap between rich and poor is growing around the world. But should we worry?
Cowboy bankers
As a criminal enquiry opens into bank rate-rigging, have banks lost their true purpose?
Lifting the Curse of Oil
How can African countries make the most of their new oil finds?
Holding Companies to Account
How can big companies be held to account by parliaments?
The Race for Investment
Can emerging nations come to the rescue of the ailing economies of the developed world?
Tax Evasion
How much money is the developing world missing out on because of tax cheats?
The risk of robo-traders
Can automated share-trading threaten financial stability? Plus why corporate junkets work.
Choosing a Running Mate
As Paul Ryan is picked, is the U.S. unusually divided on how to cut government borrowing?
Biofuels and Food Prices
Are biofuels responsible for rising food prices?
01/09/2012
Lesley Curwen and Justin Rowlatt get behind the headlines to find out what's really goi...
Are central bankers grabbing too much power?
As the ECB acts to save the euro, are central banks are over-reaching themselves?
Are we all smartphone users now?
Is there too much hype about smartphones and connectivity?
Divided Life?
Divided lives: do we display different moral behaviour at work and at home?
The Eurozone and Democracy
Has Europe's financial crisis undermined the legitimacy of democratic politics?
US economy
What will US voters look for on the economy? Plus, is an era of zero growth on the way?
Green subsidies
How long will taxpayers have to pay out billions to subsidise wind or solar power?
Young and Jobless
Can a mix of entrepreneurship and technology lift young people out of joblessness?