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It has been a day of good and bad for Google's parent company Alphabet, with soaring advertising revenue tempered by the company's admission that Google had to fire 48 people, including 13 senior managers, over sexual harassment claims over the past two years. Tarek Nseir is with the digital agency TH_NK in London and gives us his view.

A British businessman, Sir Philip Green, has been named as the subject of allegations of bullying and racial and sexual harassment, claims which Green denies. The accusers allegedly are in breach of non-disclosure agreements or NDAs, a common legal device in the US and UK. Orly Lobel, a professor of law at San Diego University, explains how these agreements can be used to stifle disclosure in the business world.

An American TV host, Larysa Switly, who sparked anger after shooting a wild goat on the island of Islay has criticised "ignorant people" who sent her death threats on social media. Alastair Redman is a native of Islay and gives his perspective on the furore.

Also in the show, consultants are a big part of the business environment, but they are increasingly part of the charitable sector as well. We hear from Christine Mendonca, who runs one such consultancy called Humans On the Move.

Plus, in the run-up to the Diwali religious festival, we have a report from India on concerns there about the over-commercialisation of such events.

All throughout the show, we will be joined by Tony Nash of Complete Intelligence in Houston Texas, and the Economist鈥檚 Miranda Johnson in Singapore.

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