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Retailers: Tricks of the Trade

Shopping and the subtle marketing techniques retailers use to get us to spend money.

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Domestic Workers

The ILO calls for domestic work to be more formalised, giving workers better protection

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Business Lessons from War

Stanley McChrystal; Sun Tzu's Art of War; Wifi in Cuba

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Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh

The original Christmas gifts are still produced today, and in some extraordinary places.

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Fast-Growing Mozambique

Tony Bonsignore reports from Mozambique - one of the world's fastest growing economies.

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The Joy of 9 to 5: Hours

Lucy Kellaway looks at long hours office culture and asks what happened to the 9 to 5?

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The Joy of 9 to 5: Bosses

Lucy Kellaway asks do we really need managers?

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The Joy of 9 to 5: Pay

The persistent taboo over how much we earn and is there a fairer way to distribute pay?

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Predicting the Future

The future of finances; feng shui in Hong Kong; astrology in India

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India Steps Up

Can India's boom be sustained? And are "talent" and "disruption" over-used terms?

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Oil Wars: A Thing of the Past?

Middle East tension fails to halt price slide, a new solar battery, California storms

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The World's Electronic Waste

Waste dumping in Ghana; recycling in Europe; the industry view

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Are UK Banks Ready for Another Crisis?

Worries that UK's financial regulator has gone soft on the banks that call London home

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China's Immature Stock Market

China's stock market; Venezuela's economy; Tech in Las Vegas

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A China Meltdown?

Would a China crash cause a global one? India's cultural tourism and 2015's worst jargon.

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Elon Musk Saves the Day

Entrepreneur Elon Musk dreams big, VW says sorry (again), and a man translating animals.

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Consumer Technology in Vegas

Virtual reality sickness; new drones; electric skateboards

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Iran's Sanctions

Sanctions in Iran; software in North Korea; culture clashes in business

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Happy Birthday Wikipedia

Wikipedia's founder; francageddon; China's renminbi

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Iran Sanctions Lifted

A bonanza for Iran? Start-up sells human breast milk; and is story-telling over-rated?

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China's Growth Hits 25-Year Low

Don't panic! says Chinese magnate. And new learning solutions to the skills gap.

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Women's Work in Saudi Arabia

Jobs for women in a tough Saudi workplace, and how to cash in on post-sanctions Iran

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Internet Freedom

Internet bill of rights; chatting in China; the online marketplace

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Investing in Troubled Markets

A US$13 billion hedge fund manager explains how he invests in unpredictable markets.

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Are Markets Predicting a Global Recession?

Does markets' volatility foretell a global economic recession?

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Tonga's Economy

How food imports, fishing and increased rates of domestic violence is a concern for Tonga

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Have We Hit Peak Apple?

iPhones in China; lead in the water; US infrastructure

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Inequality in India

Thomas Piketty; made in India; gold for the gods

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Latin America's Losses

Crashing economies in Latin America and, we ask, is US democracy over-priced?

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Sub-Zero Interest

Interest rates in Japan go negative, and temperatures rise in Greenland

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