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Is it time to tax robots?

With ever more jobs being automated, should the automatons be taxed the same as humans?

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Oil, guns and pollution

Oil giant Shell tells us why it struggles to clean up its operations in the Niger Delta

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The rise and fall of viral marketing

Can a bear in an ad help sell more washing machines?

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Who is afraid of Huawei?

The cost of the angst about China's telecoms giant

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The global trade in trash

Asian countries have told the West to stop dumping its plastic waste on them

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Big Brother backlash?

Facial recognition is a powerful tool, but it raises questions about how it can be abused

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Have we forgotten to be happy?

Should public happiness be the ultimate goal of government policy?

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The next financial crisis

Could the fund management industry be the epicentre of the next big financial earthquake?

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Wine and trade wars

The US-China trade war has seen wine exports from California's Napa Valley dry up.

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Hostile environment for immigrants

How Western immigration policy is prioritising populism over business interests

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Istanbul's vexed elections

The Turkish city votes again for a new mayor after March's election result was overturned

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The next agricultural revolution

Do we need to transform the way we grow food if we are to head off disaster?

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Advertising in a digital age

Is the future of advertising really all about data?

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The Facebook currency

Why Facebook's Libra project will attract the attention of regulators

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Life in an unrecognised state

How do you do business when nobody officially accepts that your nation even exists?

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Get a job?

Is unemployment in the West so low because people have simply given up on finding work?

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Protecting kids from porn

The UK plans compulsory age verification for access to online porn - is it a good idea?

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Shutting down the internet

Government shutdowns of the internet are having an economic impact

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Making money out of music festivals

It's not as easy as it looks

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Money management for millennials

The financial literacy gap

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Isolating Iran

New US sanctions are forcing firms to choose between their US and Iranian businesses

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Fast fashion: The ugly side of looking good

The hunger for quick short-lived clothes is bringing garment sweatshops back to the UK

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The truth about cookies

Should you let websites track your online movements?

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Hong Kong crisis: The business impact

Is Hong Kong's position as a global financial centre under threat?

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Should we be ashamed of flying?

The aviation industry is one of the world's biggest contributors to climate change

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The economics of Indian cricket

India loves cricket, but will other sports like football eventually take the glory?

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Brand Rainbow

Is rainbow branding a step forward for diversity or a cynical corporate take-over?

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The US consumer debt pile

Payday loans, auto loans and student loans are overwhelming a sector of American society

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How will China's credit binge end?

Hasty borrowing by Chinese consumers may leave the country's economy with a debt hangover

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Banning foreign home buyers - the New Zealand experiment

Have homes become cheaper since NZ radically changed the law on foreign ownership?

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