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Double dip recession?

Will a double dip recession in America happen? Or will slow growth be as bad. Plus power cuts in Iraq and extreme sailing.

Will a double dip recession in America really happen - or could slow growth feel just as bad as another recession? As US combat operations end in Iraq, we look at the power cuts still crippling the country seven years after the invasion. And getting bruised and battered in an extreme sailing race - all set up to make a commercial profit.

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28 minutes

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Sun 5 Sep 2010 18:32GMT
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Chapters

  • Double Dip Part 1

    • Double Dip Part 1

      Will a double dip recession in America really happen?

      Duration: 08:35

  • Double Dip Part 2

    • Double Dip Part 2

      Merle Hazard is an investment manager and country singer.

      Duration: 10:10

  • Iraq Electricity

    • Iraq Electricity

      Seven years after the invasion, what is the state of Iraq's electricity generation?

      Duration: 16:15

  • Carbon Offsetting

    • Carbon Offsetting

      Can the environmental sins of the west be wiped out by good deeds in the poor world?

      Duration: 19:47

  • Extreme Sailing

    • Extreme Sailing

      Can you coldbloodedly design a global sporting event to make money?

      Duration: 26:29

Broadcasts

  • Fri 3 Sep 2010 22:32GMT
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online
  • Sat 4 Sep 2010 05:32GMT
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online
  • Sun 5 Sep 2010 09:32GMT
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online
  • Sun 5 Sep 2010 18:32GMT
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online