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Failure and innovation
We look at why innovation - and also failure - are key to Silicon Valley's success.
13 Dec 2012,18 mins
China's Silicon Valley
Can China ever recreate Silicon Valley's success - and how is California responding?
12 Dec 2012,18 mins
Taking stock of numbers
Numbers may dominate our world - but how much do they really tell us?
11 Dec 2012,18 mins
A Pacific partnership - China and the US
We look at the world's most important trading relationship - China and the United States.
10 Dec 2012,18 mins
China's technology giants
Rory Cellan-Jones pays a visit to two of China's technology champions, Lenovo and Tencent.
07 Dec 2012,18 mins
China's ghost city
Is China's ghost city a spectral warning of the weakness of the Chinese economic model?
06 Dec 2012,18 mins
Marriage guidance for business
The world of the international arbitrator: world business' marriage guidance counsellors.
05 Dec 2012,18 mins
The cost of ageing populations
How technology can help keep older people independent for longer and reduce care costs.
04 Dec 2012,18 mins
Germany's dirty coal
Germany may have said no to nuclear power, but does that mean yes to dirty coal?
03 Dec 2012,18 mins
The future of world energy
Is the world about to run out of oil and natural gas?
30 Nov 2012,18 mins
Young and Jobless
How can the world tackle the scourge of youth unemployment?
29 Nov 2012,18 mins
Warren Buffett
The secrets of the most successful investor of all time - Warren Buffett.
28 Nov 2012,18 mins
China: Migration and Inequality
How migration and inequality have been driving China's economic miracle.
27 Nov 2012,18 mins
Spain, Catalonia and the Eurozone
Catalonia in Spain votes; what are the implications for the Eurozone?
26 Nov 2012,18 mins
Trading floor biology
An exploration of the animal spirit of business and the biology of risk taking.
23 Nov 2012,18 mins
The business of art
Stealing art is not only wrong, it is also bad business. You won't make any money.
22 Nov 2012,18 mins
Big data and the military
A US army general tells us how big data can change the course of a war.
21 Nov 2012,18 mins
Why big data is so big
The big data revolution - how knowledge isn't just power, its money too.
20 Nov 2012,18 mins
We are all leaders now
Why Chinese leaders like Xi Jinping are so uncharismatic.
19 Nov 2012,18 mins
Criminal entrepreneurs
Could a criminal background be better training for entrepreneurship than an MBA?
16 Nov 2012,18 mins
Hostage negotiations
Lessons from a former hostage negotiator on persuasion techniques in business.
15 Nov 2012,18 mins
Fighting the vultures
The consequences of debt default: can Argentina fight off the vultures?
14 Nov 2012,18 mins
How special is America?
By some measures America's economy is in a worse state than Spain or Portugal.
13 Nov 2012,18 mins
Big companies and tax
How can we ensure that big international companies pay their fair share of tax?
12 Nov 2012,18 mins
A legalised drugs industry?
Could a legalised drugs industry bring in new taxes to boost the public purse?
09 Nov 2012,18 mins
China's new leaders
How will China's new leaders tackle its economic problems?
08 Nov 2012,18 mins
US Election 2012: Obamanomics - Part two
What does Obama's re-election mean for America's economy and for the world?
08 Nov 2012,18 mins
The power of incentives
Is legalising bribery the way to eradicate corruption? It is all a question of incentives.
06 Nov 2012,18 mins
Why perfection is overrated
The international trade in justice and why good enough is, well, good enough.
05 Nov 2012,18 mins
America's Game of Chicken
How America is racing towards a "fiscal cliff" in a terrifying game of chicken.
02 Nov 2012,18 mins