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Taking Stock: The cost of heatwaves
How are heatwaves and climate change reshaping the global economy?
14 Aug 2026,25 mins
Power Players: What's next for Guinness owner Diageo?
Guinness owner Diageo launches a reset after profits fall and shares slide
13 Aug 2026,18 mins
Founders: How Vitaminwater founder Mike Repole built a drinks empire
From Queens supermarket worker to Vitaminwater founder behind billion-dollar brands
12 Aug 2026,17 mins
Too many offices, not enough homes: can conversions work?
Europe's biggest business district in Paris is turning vacant office space into housing
11 Aug 2026,17 mins
Denmark is scrapping royal warrants. Will businesses miss them?
What do Danish companies affected think and could other countries follow Denmark's lead?
10 Aug 2026,17 mins
Taking stock: Global trade's new reality
Why is global trade proving so resilient despite the tariffs and trade restrictions?
07 Aug 2026,21 mins
Power Players: Why does Trump care about the Japanese yen?
The US steps in to back Japan's currency for the first time in more than a decade
06 Aug 2026,19 mins
Founders: Ola Sars from Beats Music to the soundtrack of hospitality
Was selling his stake in Beats before Apple acquired the company the right decision?
05 Aug 2026,17 mins
Follow the money: Europe’s air-con economy
Who's meeting Europe's growing air conditioning demand and who's profiting from the boom?
04 Aug 2026,22 mins
Sierra Leone: Tracking a drug kingpin
The search for one of Europe's most wanted drug criminals, Jos Leijdekkers
03 Aug 2026,19 mins
Taking stock: China gains in the AI race
Is China catching up to the US in the AI race?
31 Jul 2026,24 mins
Listen again - Follow the Money: FIFA's Billions
Sam Fenwick looks at how FIFA generates billions of dollars from the World Cup
30 Jul 2026,18 mins
Power Players: India's Gen‑Z jobs crisis
How a lack of jobs and exam leaks sparked some of India's biggest youth protests in years
30 Jul 2026,24 mins
Founders: Leah Solivan on building and selling TaskRabbit
She reflects on building a gig-economy business, handling work stress and selling to IKEA
29 Jul 2026,17 mins
Follow the money: The antidote economy
An opioid overdose antidote costs a few dollars. Why doesn't it always reach the patient?
28 Jul 2026,17 mins
Sierra Leone: The cocaine trail
How did one of Europe’s most wanted drug smugglers Jos Leijdekkers land in Sierra Leone?
27 Jul 2026,17 mins
Taking stock: Is AI burning cash?
What tech earnings reveal about AI investment and Donald Trump's tariff talks
24 Jul 2026,22 mins
Power players: Turbulent times for budget airlines
Cheap flights transformed travel, but can the business model survive?
23 Jul 2026,23 mins
Founders: Olio CEO Tessa Clarke's fight against food waste
Olio founder Tessa Clarke left a corporate job to build a business tackling food waste
22 Jul 2026,17 mins
Follow the Money: The Memecoin Economy
We explore the memecoin phenomenon that almost anyone can launch, including presidents
21 Jul 2026,19 mins
The hidden cost of the gold rush
Ed Butler explores the global gold rush including Sierra Leone, asking who bears the cost
20 Jul 2026,20 mins
Taking Stock: A slower China and a durian glut
China's economy slows, New York targets AI centres, and the ‘king of fruits’ giveaway
17 Jul 2026,23 mins
Power Players: Can the Paramount–Warner merger survive?
Why 12 US states are among those trying to block the two studios from merging
16 Jul 2026,26 mins
The Jude Bellingham brand
With World Cup 2026 underway, hear again how Jude Bellingham became a global brand
15 Jul 2026,16 mins
Founders: Sumant Sinha's bet on a greener India
Sumant Sinha on building ReNew into one of India's largest renewable energy companies
15 Jul 2026,17 mins
Follow the money: The beef with US beef
Why have US beef prices hit record highs?
14 Jul 2026,20 mins
The BRIC architect's warning for the West
How does Jim O'Neill think Western countries should view Brazil, Russia, India and China?
13 Jul 2026,20 mins
Taking Stock: Is Trump happier with Nato on defence spending?
Nato countries agree to greater defence spending despite stretched public finances
10 Jul 2026,23 mins
Power Players: What does Mamdani's Manhattan mean for the world?
The mayor pledged to ease living costs in New York, but risks rattling the city's wealthy
09 Jul 2026,26 mins
Founders: Moderna's Noubar Afeyan
We hear from Noubar Afeyan the man behind Moderna, the vaccine maker.
08 Jul 2026,17 mins