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Capitalism USA - The Gilded Age

Colm O'Regan travels to New York to learn about American capitalism up until 1900.

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What China Currency Turmoil Means

China currency slide: the view from the US; and why UK estate agents aren't all bad.

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Ethiopia - Low Wage Economy?

Is the booming Ethiopian economy at risk of being stuck with low wages for years to come?

• 17 mins

Elements: Hydrogen and Acids

These powerful chemicals are essential for industry, but are dangerous to handle.

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China's Slowing Economy and Africa

What the yuan's devaluation means for Africa; mobile banking; plus prosecco vs champagne.

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Capitalism USA - The Progressive Age

Irish comedian Colm O'Regan looks at the history of capitalism in the USA

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Russia on the Rocks?

Russia's tanking economy, London supercars, email etiquette

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The Great Fall of China

The biggest one-day share fall in five years, and why tech will soon change how we learn.

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Keeping Cool amid the Stockmarket Panic

Investor Jim Rogers on China; Chinese investments in Australia property; low oil prices.

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Will India Rise As China Falls?

Can India replace China as the world's leading emerging market economy?

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Working in China

Internships in China; designer Masha Ma; Sudan's currency problem.

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Technology: friend or foe?

It may make us feel smarter, faster and richer – but for some it’s a living nightmare.

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China: Innovator or Thief?

More dismal factory data, plus claims and counter-claims over Chinese IP theft.

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Where are India's Working Women?

Why do women make up such a comparatively small proportion of India's formal work force?

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China's Defence Budget

What China really spends on guns, India's Muslim job-seekers, and Azerbaijan's oil curse.

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The Economics of Migration

Is migration good for an economy? And India's Maggi food scare continues to hurt Nestle.

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Unequal Measures

Fixing inequality, Ikea's "living wage", and Kellaway on the meaning of "skill-sets".

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Commodities Crisis

The latest China data, and what it means for the world's miners, from India to Africa.

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Ethiopia's Power Dreams

A new massive dam starts power-generation this month, another next year - at what cost?

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Is the Gig or Sharing Economy Bad for Workers?

Are online services like Uber creating entrepreneurs or destroying job security?

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Corporate Social Responsibility: The Cost of Behaving Badly

Lord Browne: Firms that don't invest in social responsibility risk losing their value.

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Refugees in Sweden

Sweden's refugees, Migration's economic impact, Kellaway on the pain of expenses

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Robots in Seattle

Microsoft's office robots, Expedia's big data, Seattle's busy ports

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Elements: Titanium Catalysts

The metal behind plastics, paints, and buildings that clean both themselves and the air

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Jobs for Robots

Robots building air planes, robot ethics, clothes shopping with a robot

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The US Holds On

US Fed holds rates, India's falling rupee, Australia after the Chinese boom

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Greece: Shipbuilders, Special Interests and Sour Milk

The shelf-life of Greek milk, Dutch tulips, and too many beautiful people at work.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Statistics of development; childbirth in Zimbabwe; improving health

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VW's Reputational Fallout

VW cheating - who knew what?

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UN Sustainable Development Goal: Education For All

The UN's education SDG; Africa's private schools; Nigerian statistics; Syrian schooling

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