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Are Brazil's offshore oil reserves really as vast as is claimed?
A Banker Speaks
We hear a lot about banks and the problems they've caused today we put banker on the spot.
Should shareholders get less?
Should shareholders get a smaller share of company profits, to make capitalism fairer?
Bright Spots
America's economic patchwork. Do prosperous states have lessons for the US as a whole?
Bankers talk tough
Germany's banks tough message for Europe - you can't afford the welfare state any more!
Bunga-Bunga and Wonga-Wonga
Why it is that wonga-wonga not bunga-bunga, is upsetting Italians.
China, Savings and Love
What does love have to do with trade between China and the US?
Eurozone crisis talks
How the future of the eurozone could be shaped by this week's crisis talks.
Pensions and Printing Money
Why pensions funds are being damaged by government attempts to stimulate growth.
China's shadow banks
How lending by China's shadow banks could prove to be a ticking time bomb for its economy.
Eurozone Deal
Is the eurozone deal a milestone? Will losses agreed on Greek bonds be seen as a default?
Bank capital
Could part of the eurozone deal damage growth? A warning from economist Tim Congdon.
Hedge funds profit from crisis
How hedge funds plan to make big profits from the eurozone crisis at taxpayers' expense.
Greek referendum
The Greek referendum on austerity. Plus how world sanitation is getting worse not better.
The euro crisis goes global
With the eurozone in turmoil again, how is the crisis affecting the rest of the world?
Canada's black gold
Is Canada's exploitation of tar sands tarnishing its reputation as a model world citizen?
Its all about debt, stupid
It's not just Europe with a debt crisis, America has one too, so how can it be solved?
Oil and troubled waters
Is the eurozone on the verge of breaking up? And why the world is awash with oil
Investing in Ethopia
Why investors are flocking to put their money in developing countries such as Ethiopia.
Getting a job
How to get a job when unemployment is rising. Where will the new jobs come from?
Pros and cons of defaulting
What lessons are there for Greece from Argentina's default ten years ago?
Default and discord
Is a kind of financial gangrene spreading through the eurozone?
German anger
German exporters say Italy should not expect unlimited bailouts from Germany.
Japan's yes men
Is Japan's business culture flawed by a lack of oversight and criticism?
Iraqi oil
Are French companies the winners in the quest to invest in Iraq's oil industry?
Painful austerity
Is austerity worth the pain? Reports from across Europe on how cuts affect the public.
Innovation for growth
Is innovation the way to get juicy new growth into weak economies?
US super committee
How to stop America's national debt from growing out of control.
Lazy Greeks?
Are Greeks less hard-working than people from other nations?
Enron's legacy
Ten years after Enron's collapse in a wave of fraud, ex-employees reflect on its legacy.
Business Daily Stress Tests 24 Nov 11
Are the toughest ever US bank stress tests a cure for anxiety, and a model for Europe?