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CEO severe stress

The CEO who stripped to his underpants in a boardroom due to severe stress

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Colombia's Peace Dividend?

Could peace talks help Colombia become a new tiger economy?

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Oil price setting

After Libor rate-rigging, could the setting of oil prices also be open to manipulation?

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Do general strikes achieve anything?

What will Greece's 20th general strike since the eurozone crisis began actually achieve?

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Strike Season in South Africa

The ruinous effect of this year's strikes on the South African economy.

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Frankel: The earning power of the world's top racehorse

The earning power of the world's top racehorse plus what businesses can learn from chimps.

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High frequency financial trading

The dangers and benefits of high speed computer trading in financial markets.

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Inflation: Past, present and future?

From the Roman Empire to the Arab Spring - how rising prices shape our world.

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Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on his new tablet computer. Is he just playing catch-up?

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Africa's economic transformation

Is Africa's economic transformation exaggerated?

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Fracking debate

Is fracking safe? Yes, says a top Chevron executive. No, argues a Czech campaigner.

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Hurricane Sandy

How global businesses protect themselves from storms like hurricane Sandy.

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Ethiopia: an African lion?

How Ethiopia, once a byword for poverty and famine, is becoming an African "lion" economy.

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Kilkenomics and Ireland's economy

Ghost estates and zombie banks - is Ireland really recovering from its debt crisis?

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America's Game of Chicken

How America is racing towards a "fiscal cliff" in a terrifying game of chicken.

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Why perfection is overrated

The international trade in justice and why good enough is, well, good enough.

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The power of incentives

Is legalising bribery the way to eradicate corruption? It is all a question of incentives.

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US Election 2012: Obamanomics - Part two

What does Obama's re-election mean for America's economy and for the world?

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China's new leaders

How will China's new leaders tackle its economic problems?

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A legalised drugs industry?

Could a legalised drugs industry bring in new taxes to boost the public purse?

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Big companies and tax

How can we ensure that big international companies pay their fair share of tax?

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How special is America?

By some measures America's economy is in a worse state than Spain or Portugal.

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Fighting the vultures

The consequences of debt default: can Argentina fight off the vultures?

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Hostage negotiations

Lessons from a former hostage negotiator on persuasion techniques in business.

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Criminal entrepreneurs

Could a criminal background be better training for entrepreneurship than an MBA?

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We are all leaders now

Why Chinese leaders like Xi Jinping are so uncharismatic.

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Why big data is so big

The big data revolution - how knowledge isn't just power, its money too.

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Big data and the military

A US army general tells us how big data can change the course of a war.

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The business of art

Stealing art is not only wrong, it is also bad business. You won't make any money.

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Trading floor biology

An exploration of the animal spirit of business and the biology of risk taking.

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