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London 2012 Olympics: The final account
With the main Olympic events concluding this weekend, who's in profit and who isn't?
10 Aug 2012,18 mins
Biofuels and hunger
Are makers of biofuels undermining that most crucial resource - the global food supply?
09 Aug 2012,18 mins
Share-trading glitches
Could glitches in automated share-trading threaten financial stability?
08 Aug 2012,18 mins
Standard Chartered
UK bank Standard Chartered denies US claims that it was a 'rogue institution'.
07 Aug 2012,18 mins
Germany to blame?
Did strong euro-nations like Germany cause the crisis by over-lending to the weak ones?
06 Aug 2012,18 mins
Libya: a future in doubt?
There's a new parliament about to sit in Libya - but what hope for economic recovery?
03 Aug 2012,18 mins
The "Skills Gap" Myth
Amid rising unemployment, the jobless challenge from the applicant's perspective.
02 Aug 2012,18 mins
Italy's Economy
Could Italy sink the eurozone? Plus the inventor who tested his own sanitary pads.
01 Aug 2012,18 mins
A decisive week for the euro?
What will it take to save the euro? Plus why the Japanese love the fax machine
31 Jul 2012,18 mins
Exxon Mobil
The climate change policies of America's biggest oil company, Exxon Mobil.
30 Jul 2012,18 mins
27/07/2012
The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
27 Jul 2012,18 mins
Paying for Sporting Success
What it really costs to get an Olympic athlete onto that winning podium.
26 Jul 2012,18 mins
The final Greek chorus?
As Greece sinks deeper, when do the gloomy eurozone prophecies become self-fulfilling?
25 Jul 2012,18 mins
Regulating the regulators
Why do the regulators only flex their muscles when it's far too late?
24 Jul 2012,18 mins
Dirty money
How hard is it for the world's banks to spot dirty money?
23 Jul 2012,18 mins
Should bankers run banks?
New boss needed at Barclays. We interview an applicant who wants to revamp the industry.
20 Jul 2012,18 mins
Is Italy bust?
Italy is back in the spotlight, with a bank ratings cut, and Sicily facing bankruptcy.
19 Jul 2012,20 mins
The Price of Food
With food prices volatile, who's to blame? Governments? The climate? Or food companies?
18 Jul 2012,18 mins
Trust under threat?
Can we trust markets where traders have a say in fixing prices, including the oil market?
17 Jul 2012,18 mins
Barney Frank
Congressman Barney Frank condemns LIBOR rate-rigging and defends the Dodd Frank Act.
16 Jul 2012,18 mins
Is China Cracking?
China's growth dips again. Has talk of the coming Chinese Century been premature?
13 Jul 2012,18 mins
New northern euro?
A major German thinker on why his nation can't pay, won't pay, and should go its own way.
12 Jul 2012,18 mins
Debt Relief
Does African debt relief hold lessons for the eurozone? And the woes of bankers' ex wives.
11 Jul 2012,18 mins
China trade war?
Europe's trade commissioner on China's 'protectionism' and Spain's future in the eurozone.
10 Jul 2012,18 mins
Internet Privacy
US regulators warn about the dangers of downloading applications on your smartphone.
09 Jul 2012,18 mins
When does crisis become disaster?
After two and a half years can the eurozone disaster still be described as a crisis?
06 Jul 2012,18 mins
Remedies for capitalism's malaise
What does the Libor scandal tell us about capitalism?
05 Jul 2012,18 mins
The end of Libor?
The man who led the Barclay's investigation on the problems with interest rates.
04 Jul 2012,18 mins
Barclays CEO resigns
Are other banks implicated in the interest rate rigging scandal at Barclays?
03 Jul 2012,18 mins
China's debt problem
Has China's government bailed out its debt-laden local authorities?
02 Jul 2012,18 mins