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The Cost of Curing Disease

About half of all drug research is paid for by charitable foundations and public bodies.

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How to Be Uncertain

An economist, psychoanalyst, soldier and statistician on how to survive uncertain times

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US: Angry White Men

Economic truths about the supposed pro-Trump demographic, and why the polls may be wrong.

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Drug Resistant Diseases

Is the growing resistance of infections to medicines the biggest threat facing humanity?

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A New Crisis in Congo?

Is corruption behind the latest crisis in DRC? Is more violence "all but inevitable"?

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Discord on the Currency Markets

As sterling wilts and imported guitar prices rise, should we fret about "currency wars"?

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What Should Africa's Priorities Be?

Can the continent invest in its youth, or will it be sunk by collapsing commodity prices?

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Diamonds from Land, Sea and Air

Stones aren't just dug up anymore - they're also dredged from the sea and grown from gas.

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Algorithms: Should We Worry?

Computer code is taking over everything from medical diagnosis to legal due process.

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An Anti-Free Trade America?

Asian countries contemplate a US that's increasingly ambivalent about free trade deals.

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Is a Digital Revolution to Blame for US Job Losses?

Is technology rather than labour costs driving US jobs overseas?

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Wind of Change?

Cheap wind and solar power could soon make the coal, oil and gas industries defunct.

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The Night Time Economy

Is the night time economy under threat? We hear from London, Sydney and Amsterdam.

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India's Economy: Powering Ahead

India's Finance Minister on how the fastest growing big economy can grow even faster.

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Britain, Brexit and Trade

The PM says trade opportunities will be "limitless". But will other countries play ball?

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Beijing's Property Problem

A special edition from Beijing on how sky-high property prices are affecting locals.

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Can Trump Rebuild America?

Can the president-elect right the US economy, having rattled markets with his election?

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Trump's Plan to Revive the Rust Belt

The President-Elect's Economic Agenda: Will it work or start a trade war?

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Trump and the Rust Belt Robots

Why Robots, not Chinese or Mexicans, may be mostly to blame for US factory job losses

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Trump's Appointments

Who's likely to hold key economic and financial appointments in Trump's administration?

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The World's Working Mothers

The US is one of three countries in the world that doesn't guarantee paid maternity leave

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Trump Tourism Turbulence?

How shocks, from Brexit to Trump's election to terror attacks, disrupt global travel.

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Malaysia: Storm in a Tea Plantation

The 1MDB scandal rocks Malaysia's streets while climate change washes away its tea crops

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India Cash Queues: Cue Chaos

Prime Minister Modi's experiment to ban 500 and 1000 rupee notes: bold or foolhardy?

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Trump and Emerging Markets

Why have emerging markets fallen in the wake of Donald Trump's presidential win?

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Legalising Cannabis: A Pot of Gold?

Several US states voted to legalise cannabis for recreational use. Will others follow?

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China's New Silk Road

Global trade isn't dead after all. US firms assist China's multi-billion dollar project.

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Dockside Dilemmas

Billions are spent redeveloping the world's city waterfronts. But who really benefits?

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How to Stay Alert

Strategic napping, the right lighting or popping a pill? How to stay sharp at the office.

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Investing in Uncertain Times

One of the world's most respected financial markets thinkers says we've hit a junction.

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