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The British prime minister, David Cameron, has been caught on camera telling Queen Elizabeth that the leaders of some fantastically corrupt countries were due to attend an anti-corruption summit scheduled for Thursday in London. The less than diplomatic remarks were made at a Buckingham Palace reception.

It's a tough life being a High Street retailer. It's always been tough figuring out those fickle consumers - building a business with the right stock in the right location. Then came location-busting online shopping. So who's going to survive - and who's going to die at the hands of e-commerce?

Malaysia is made up of three main ethnic groups. The majority are Malays. Indians and Chinese are the ethnic minorities. Recently, a number of racially motivated demonstrations and scuffles have ignited concerns that the country's ethnic harmony could be at risk.

Atlantic City was supposed to be the Las Vegas of the East Coast. That was the vision back in the 1970s, in any case. But recently it's fortunes have turned - and the city is running out of money. The local government has warned that it could default on its debts or even file for bankruptcy. So what gone wrong?

We're joined by two guests for the hour on opposite sides of the Pacific - Mitchell Hartman of Marketplace is in Portland, Oregon and Catherine Yeung, Investment Director at Fidelity Worldwide Investment, is with us from Hong Kong.

(Photo: Queen Elizabeth II speaks with Prime Minister David Cameron Credit: Paul Hackett/Getty Images)