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The most compelling reports from BBC business programmes over the past week

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The Court Battle at the Centre of Europe
High Stakes: Poland and Hungary lose their court battle with the European Union.
19 Feb 2022,49 mins
Should energy giants do more to help customers?
The most compelling reports from BBC business programmes over the past week
12 Feb 2022,49 mins
Spotlight on Spotify over Joe Rogan controversy
The streaming giant sees subscribers slow and battles controversy over a star podcaster
05 Feb 2022,49 mins
The Formula One technology to make mining greener
Why the mining giant Fortescue has bought the technology arm of a Formula One racing team
29 Jan 2022,49 mins
Microsoft’s multi-billion dollar gaming deal
Has Microsoft answered the Call of Duty in its takeover of Activision Blizzard?
22 Jan 2022,49 mins
US annual inflation rate hits 7%
Used car and food prices soar in US at fastest rate in nearly 40 years
15 Jan 2022,49 mins
Apple hits the $3 trillion valuation mark
Where next for Apple, the world's most valuable company at $3 trillion?
08 Jan 2022,49 mins
Staff shortages mount as Omicron spreads
Businesses around the world battle with staff shortages as the Omicron variant spreads
01 Jan 2022,49 mins
Gas prices soar across Europe
Consumers and businesses hit by surging energy costs
25 Dec 2021,49 mins
Turkey’s interest rate slashed, despite sharp inflation
With inflation soaring and the lira plummeting, Turkey's Central Bank cuts rates
18 Dec 2021,49 mins
Germany: All change at the top
Angela Merkel bids farewell after 16 years - we ask what the Scholz era will bring
11 Dec 2021,49 mins
Zara founder's family keeps control of fashion giant
Succession at the world’s largest clothing retailer, Inditex
04 Dec 2021,49 mins
The inflation problem
How price rises are hitting the citizens of Turkey and the US
27 Nov 2021,49 mins
Europe braces for another Covid wave
Restrictions and lockdowns return to the continent, as a further wave of Covid bears down
20 Nov 2021,49 mins
General Electric broken up
The splitting of General Electric - is this the end of the era of global conglomerates?
13 Nov 2021,49 mins
Good COP or Bad COP?
As world leaders jet out of Glasgow, how meaningful will the action pledged at COP26 be?
06 Nov 2021,49 mins
COP26: Another last chance to save the planet?
Business Weekly explores electric ships, the Amazon rainforest and recycling plastic.
30 Oct 2021,49 mins
Credit Suisse fined over loan scandal in Mozambique
Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse is fined over Mozambique’s infamous Tuna Bond Scandal
23 Oct 2021,49 mins
An urgent call for Afghanistan
As millions face extreme poverty and hunger, we ask how the world can target aid.
16 Oct 2021,49 mins
Facebook's worst ever week?
From a major global outage to a whistle-blower; was this Facebook’s worst week ever?
09 Oct 2021,49 mins
Energy crisis hits China
Business Weekly asks what the outages could mean for the rest of the world.
02 Oct 2021,49 mins
COP 26: Should we rethink our economic priorities?
In just over a month world leaders will meet for a decisive climate change summit
25 Sep 2021,49 mins
Social media and self image
How to protect teenagers' mental health online
18 Sep 2021,49 mins
Bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador
Will the people of El Salvador take to the country’s new legal tender?
11 Sep 2021,49 mins
The Cost of Extreme Weather
As Hurricane Ida batters the US, we look at a report that’s tracked extreme weather.
04 Sep 2021,49 mins
Kamala Harris’ South East Asia charm tour
Diplomacy, trade and China are top of the vice president's agenda
28 Aug 2021,49 mins
What next for Afghanistan?
What does the future look like for Afghanistan under Taliban control?
21 Aug 2021,49 mins
Climate change: a time to act
Report calls for rapid action by government and business
14 Aug 2021,49 mins
Repairing Lebanon’s economy
The most compelling reports from BBC business programmes over the past week
07 Aug 2021,49 mins
Record profits for Silicon Valley giants
Business Weekly looks at the seemingly ever-increasing earnings of the big tech firms.
31 Jul 2021,49 mins