Business Daily

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The electric car race
Will countries reach their zero-emissions targets?
30 Oct 2023,17 mins
Elon Musk's X: The Twitter takeover a year on
What’s happened to the platform since it was bought by the world’s richest man?
27 Oct 2023,17 mins
Business Daily meets: Akinwumi Adesina
We meet the president of the African Development Bank
26 Oct 2023,17 mins
Short Stories: The amateur trader
We hear from an investor inspired to try the high risk strategy
25 Oct 2023,17 mins
Short Stories: The CEO
What’s it like to be on the wrong side of a big short?
24 Oct 2023,17 mins
Short Stories: The activist short seller
We speak to one of the most prominent new voices, Carson Block
23 Oct 2023,17 mins
Business Daily meets: Andre Schwammlein
The chief executive of Flix on his drive to make bus travel fashionable
20 Oct 2023,17 mins
What makes a stadium special?
How to design a profitable sports ground with enough atmosphere to keep the fans happy
19 Oct 2023,17 mins
Why is the US building electric car battery factories?
We’re at the site of a new facility in the state of Kentucky
18 Oct 2023,17 mins
Bottles or balsa: What should wind turbine blades be made from?
We talk to people on both sides of the debate, and see some wind turbine blades in action
17 Oct 2023,17 mins
The impact of India's rice export ban
What happens when the world’s biggest supplier stops exporting?
16 Oct 2023,17 mins
Business Daily meets: Durreen Shahnaz
From Bangladesh to Wall Street and back again
13 Oct 2023,17 mins
Dumb Money: Unpicking the GameStop saga
The short squeeze of the stock of the US video game retailer is dramatised by Hollywood.
12 Oct 2023,17 mins
The rising price of fuel in Nigeria
We look at the impact of ending subsidies
11 Oct 2023,17 mins
Fire-proofing California’s wine industry
We hear how wildfires are threatening the Napa Valley's famous vineyards.
10 Oct 2023,17 mins
The Commonwealth Games in crisis?
We look at what's gone wrong for the sporting event
09 Oct 2023,17 mins
Fashion: Becoming a designer
We speak to Greek designer Dimitra Petsa - founder of Di Petsa
06 Oct 2023,17 mins
Fashion: Paying less for the wedding dress?
We find out how brides across the world are cutting back
05 Oct 2023,17 mins
Fashion: Doing business in Paris
How do Paris and the fashion industry help each other?
04 Oct 2023,17 mins
Fashion: Dupe culture
We explore the growing trend of 'duplicate' products
03 Oct 2023,17 mins
Fashion: The rise of sports brands
What happens when sports brands start appearing on the catwalk?
02 Oct 2023,17 mins
Is green methanol the future of shipping?
We're on board the world's first container ship to run on the fuel
29 Sep 2023,17 mins
Where next for China’s Belt and Road?
President Xi Jinping’s infrastructure spending spree is 10 years old
28 Sep 2023,17 mins
The industry that saved an animal from extinction
How the fleece of endangered vicunas became one of the most valuable wools in the world
27 Sep 2023,17 mins
The growth of tattoo removal
We meet the regretful clients and the companies cashing in
26 Sep 2023,17 mins
Meet the 'Finfluencers'
We look at the financial advice being given out on social media
25 Sep 2023,17 mins
Business Daily meets the Queen of Biscuits
How do you make an artisan product at scale?
22 Sep 2023,17 mins
Is India ready for Tesla?
It's been a long wait - we look at the challenges that lie ahead for Elon Musk
21 Sep 2023,17 mins
The cost of migration: Europe's response
How the EU is trying to address irregular migration from Africa
20 Sep 2023,17 mins
The cost of migration: The rescue boats
The increasing running costs facing charities operating in the Mediterranean Sea
19 Sep 2023,17 mins