Business Daily Episodes Episode guide
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US Elections: California burning
The West Coast wildfires have lifted climate change to the top of the campaign agenda
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US Elections: The end of Reaganomics?
Will the elections usher in a sea-change in economic thinking?
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US Elections: Immigrants welcome?
President Trump's immigrant crackdown is popular with his base, less so with businesses
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US Elections: What it means for healthcare
How voters' decision in November could affect their coverage
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US Elections: The view from Beijing
Would China policy differ all that much under a Biden or Trump presidency?
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Biotech: The future of materials
Can spider silk and grasshopper rubber wean us off our addiction to oil-based plastics?
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Biotech: How can it stay safe?
GM microbes promise a new industrial revolution - but the technology also poses dangers
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The economics of banning alcohol
Does prohibition ever work?
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Democracy for sale?
Journalist Peter Geoghegan on the many ways in which private money is corrupting politics
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Why doesn’t the economy care about older women?
Many women over 60 are finding new pursuits and business ventures
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Africa's malware problem
Many Africans are buying Chinese-made smartphones that steal their information
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Would you buy a T-shirt made with slave labour?
How can firms keep Uighur forced labour out of their supply chains?
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Can Western universities survive without China?
Some universities fear they have become too financially dependent on Chinese students
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Restaurants adapting to survive
Eateries around the world are adapting to survive, but how much longer can they last?
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Boredom: The secret to creativity?
Why being bored might be good for us
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Biotech: The future of farming
We hear from those who argue biotechnology is about to disrupt agriculture for good
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Biotech: The future of food
How technology is re-engineering the food on our plate
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Romance scamming: A global industry
Who is running online romance scams.... and who is falling for them?
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Education in Africa
Is the continent looking at a lost generation of students because of Covid-19?
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A nudge in the right direction
Can a nudge - or a shove - persuade us to act for the common good?
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Will TikTok find a US buyer?
President Trump has given the Chinese firm a deadline to sell off its US operations
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Sudan: Dealing with Covid and Sanctions
Relief efforts are impeded by Sudan’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism
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Breaking the silence in Belarus
President Alexander Lukashenko is facing ever stronger resistance
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African women and Covid
Is the virus hitting the economic opportunities of women in Africa the hardest?
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Coronavirus: A disaster for feminism?
The impact of the pandemic on gender inequality
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Destruction and corruption in Beirut
The businesses hoping to rebuild after Beirut's port explosion
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Does online networking work?
Conferences during Covid-19: The challenge of taking face-to-face events online
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US evictions crisis?
Millions face losing benefits and eviction after Congress failed to extend the Cares Act
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A family rift in Syria
Why does the President of Syria seemingly want to destroy his cousin Rami Makhlouf?
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Rich and frugal?
Why some millionaires - and billionaires - don’t splash their cash