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Insurance: trading death
Is it ever OK to profit from someone else's death?
21 Sep 2012,18 mins
Why diversify?
The South African strike is over but does the nation need to diversify?
20 Sep 2012,18 mins
Free trade v nationalism
Will a dispute over a few weather-beaten rocks derail Japan-China free trade?
19 Sep 2012,18 mins
Global fertility business
Sperm banks, egg donors and surrogate mothers - the booming global fertility business.
18 Sep 2012,18 mins
French super-tax
Are France's super-rich voting with their feet over plans for a new 75% tax on income?
17 Sep 2012,18 mins
QE: Bernanke's big bazooka
The Fed is feeding again - $40 billion every month until the US gets back to work.
14 Sep 2012,18 mins
Does Fashion have legs?
We ask if fashion is recession-proof? And what a model's legs reveal about the economy.
13 Sep 2012,18 mins
US election funding
The big splurge on US election campaign spending for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
12 Sep 2012,18 mins
Should the Euro Fail?
As the Dutch vote, and Germans debate the legality of bailouts, who still loves the euro?
11 Sep 2012,18 mins
Poverty and Geography
How the geography of poverty might look in the future.
10 Sep 2012,18 mins
Ship scrappage and global trade
Where old ships go to die and why standardised pallets could revolutionise global trade.
07 Sep 2012,18 mins
Food prices and slum tourism
Is the rising price of food the next big crisis for the world's poor?
06 Sep 2012,18 mins
Illegal timber
How Interpol chases the criminals behind illegal logging in the global timber industry.
05 Sep 2012,18 mins
Argentina's Nationalism
Is the world losing patience with Argentina's economic nationalism?
04 Sep 2012,18 mins
Euro crisis: Back to work
As Europe goes back to work after summer holidays, the eurozone crisis looms large again.
03 Sep 2012,18 mins
The Commodity Prices Boom
Is the boom in commodity prices over? Or can the likes of China keep it going?
31 Aug 2012,18 mins
Follow the Money
What happens when money meets power? Justin Rowlatt explores American political lobbying.
30 Aug 2012,18 mins
The Secrets of Computer Code
Why computer code should a key part of every country's school curriculum.
29 Aug 2012,18 mins
The power of spending
Can consumers lift the world economy out of the doldrums?
28 Aug 2012,18 mins
Disease control
Can genetically engineered mosquitoes stop the spread of dengue fever?
27 Aug 2012,18 mins
Unemployment in the US and Europe
Unemployment in the US state of New Jersey, and efforts to create new jobs in France
24 Aug 2012,18 mins
The Business of Paralympics
Business opportunities opened up by the Paralympic games. A sponsor explains the appeal
23 Aug 2012,18 mins
Megacities
The relentless rise of megacities. What are the challenges for them?
22 Aug 2012,18 mins
Investment in Africa
Are Africans really getting the benefits of surging foreign investment?
21 Aug 2012,18 mins
US Manufacturing Jobs
US manufacturing industry is not the employer it once was, but productivity is high.
20 Aug 2012,18 mins
Banks under Scrutiny
Is there a fundamental cultural problem at the banks? Plus, the economic impact of Ramadan
17 Aug 2012,18 mins
Investment in Kenya
How attractive is the investment climate in Kenya?
16 Aug 2012,18 mins
The US Housing Market
Is the US housing market finally stabilising?
15 Aug 2012,18 mins
Could Finland give up the Euro?
Could Finland be the first country to head for an exit from the euro?
14 Aug 2012,18 mins
Olympics legacy
What will be the benefits of London 2012 for poor communities around the Olympic Park?
13 Aug 2012,18 mins