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An investigation in to HSBC leads to allegations of extensive tax evasion. From the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Gerard Ryle says they found the Private Banking part of the bank profited from doing business with arms dealers and traffickers in blood diamonds.

India's economic growth seems to be improving - but it could all be in the way the numbers are being calculated. The 麻豆约拍's Sameer Hashmi explains why a change in the way the country's income is measured could mean all is not as it seems.

Putting aside all thought of wolves and pigs, house buyers in the UK are taking out loans to buy homes made of straw. How resilient are these straw houses? It'll certainly take more than a huff and a puff to blow them down.

Outgoing bosses are often praised on social media. Financial Times commentator Lucy Kellaway ponders on the unsavoury nature of social media gushing, especially when the successor is yet to be decided.