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Future of economics

Just what is the future for economics?

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Brazil: Land of Opportunity?

Is Brazil the New Land of Opportunity?

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Brazil: Land of Energy

Much of Brazil's energy is from renewable sources. But does clean energy come cost free?

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Rich betray poor on climate change

Have rich countries have broken their financial pledges on climate change?

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Wind Power: Hot Air or Cool Sense?

A big energy company says wind power is more expensive than coal but will get cheaper.

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The Shift Away from Exports

The problems of exporters trying to switch tack, to attract their own domestic consumers.

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Over-reacting to Climate Change?

Are we in danger of cutting current living standards unnecessarily to stop global warming?

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Dubai's Fall From Grace

What does Dubai's fall from grace mean for its ambitions to be a global powerhouse?

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Big Business and Copenhagen

ENEL and BASF, two of the world's biggest companies on what they want from Copenhagen.

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New Drugs

Pfizer's head of research explains how decisions are made on which drugs to develop.

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Clean Coal: Fool's Gold or the Bright Future?

We report from America on "clean coal technology". Delusion, or answer to global warming?

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America's Nuclear Renaissance?

Can America achieve a renaissance of its nuclear industry?

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Coal and Iron: Where It All Started.

300 years ago, Abraham Darby used coal to make iron. We go to where it happened.

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Twitter Turns its Mind to Profits

The co-founder of Twitter, Biz Stone talks about Google and how to make a profit.

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Pay Czar Kenneth Feinberg

America's compensation czar on how he enforces the pay ceiling in failed companies.

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Anthony Bolton Goes to China

Why Britain's best known investor Anthony Bolton is delaying retirement to go to China.

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Paul Samuelson, Pioneer of Economics.

The work of economist Paul Samuelson, including one of his last interviews.

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The Risks and Rewards of Carbon Trading

Trading in carbon is likely to grow but can it actually reduce global warming?

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Wind Power: Big Business Says Yes

GE has decided to invest in wind energy because it says there's now money to be made.

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The Pig and the Python

How the banks will cope with commercial property loans that have gone sour.

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Do Banks Do God's Work?

Is it true that banks have a social purpose and that bankers are doing God's work?

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Who pays after Copenhagen?

Who should pay for CO2 emitted when products are made? Consumers or the factory?

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Price Worth Paying?

If tough regulation drives finance firms from London, is that a "price worth paying"?

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Work And You: Things Can Only Get Better (maybe)

The penalty of starting a career in a recession. Plus Lucy Kellaway on dogs in the office.

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The Future of Computers:Scary or Fabulous?

Microsoft on where computing's going. And was Scrooge right?

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Charities under pressure

Looks at the strains and pressures on charities as people cut back on donations.

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Is The Book Dead?

Will eBooks push old-fashioned volumes with paper pages off the shelves for good?

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High Speed Train economics

Everywhere there are plans to build high-speed railways. But do the numbers add up?

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On the Buses

Could buses be the solution to the mass transportation needs in the next decade?

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Old age - burden or triumph?

For some getting old may feel like a burden. But for many old age is full of triumphs.

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