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High Speed Train economics

Everywhere there are plans to build high-speed railways. But do the numbers add up?

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On the Buses

Could buses be the solution to the mass transportation needs in the next decade?

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Old age - burden or triumph?

For some getting old may feel like a burden. But for many old age is full of triumphs.

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The Future of Youth

Half the world's population is under 28 years old, so what sort of future do they have?

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How to avoid redundancy

How do you make sure you keep your job in 2010 when all around you are losing theirs?

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The Food Fight: Local versus Global

As population grow, how can we best feed ourselves?

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Crackberry or Blackberry?

Is being contactable via your Blackberry or iPhone 24 hours a day such a good thing?

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Banking without branches

Branchless banking - is it the future for the world's poor?

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Straight Talk

The controversial business of making products which relax African hair.

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Eliot Spitzer

Eliot Spitzer talks about the next financial crisis, and his fall from grace.

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Where To Invest in 2010

Where should you invest your hard-earned money in 2010?

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Banks and Lobbyists

Do banks spend money on political lobbying to insure they'll get bailouts?

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Sex at work

Six in ten of us have an intimate relationship at work, why and how?

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The Shape of the Recovery

We talk to companies on three continents about the shape of the recovery.

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Bankers' Bonuses

Could bankers' bonuses be controlled by a 'claw-back' system?

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Water Entrepreneurs

Should water services be opened up to competition in developing countries?

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Pakistan's Economy

The impact on Pakistan's economy of militant violence.

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Adam Smith - Secret Socialist?

The godfather of the Free Market, Adam Smith - Was he a secret socialist?

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The Risks for China's Economy

As China's economy booms, we look at the risks of overheating and property bubbles.

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Don't Bank on It

Will Obama's plans for bank reforms actually add more risk to the global financial system?

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Are Spivs Entrepreneurs?

Are people who trade informally in troubled places spivs, or true entrepreneurs?

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China Crisis

One of America's top investors is betting that China's property bubble will burst.

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Rebuilding Haiti

Can lessons be learnt from past disasters when rebuilding Haiti?

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India's Ambition

Why is India's economy is being beaten by China's? We ask India's commerce minister.

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Don't Bail Out Greece

Architect of the Euro, Otmar Issing warns against any bailout for Greece.

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Paying For Bank Bailouts in Advance

Sweden's Finance Minister explains the tax on banks which will pay for future bailouts.

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Is OPEC in Control of its Members?

OPEC's Secretary-General admits his members have produced more oil than had been agreed.

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Australian Bush Fires

How business and people have recovered one year on from Australia's bush fires.

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Trade Wars?

Why trade wars could be looming between China and the United States.

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Beyond a Scandal

Ex-BP head Lord Browne talks about one of the biggest business scandals in recent history.

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