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What is new in the auto industry?

20 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Theo Leggett reports on the latest trends and concerns preoccupying the automobile industry at this year’s Paris Motor Show. Chinese electric vehicl...

Business Daily meets: F1's James Vowles

17 Oct 2024

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We meet the Team Principal at Williams Racing - who says he's determined to restore one of Formula 1’s most historic teams to its former glory.From ...

The growth of grief tech

16 Oct 2024

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We look at a growing trend using artificial intelligence (AI) to 'connect' people to loved ones who have died.The grief tech sector, also called "deat...

US Election: Meet the retailers

15 Oct 2024

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We get the views of three American retailers - how do they see the economy and what do they want from the next US president?We hear from a department ...

Man City v Premier League

14 Oct 2024

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We look into the implications of what has been described as sport's 'trial of the century'If Manchester City are found guilty of breaching the English...

How can night shifts be made safer for women in India?

13 Oct 2024

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People have been participating in mass rallies in India seeking justice for a young medical trainee who was raped and murdered in a hospital. It’s p...

Business Daily meets Nagi Maehashi, owner of RecipeTin Eats

10 Oct 2024

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Ruth Alexander talks to Nagi Maehashi, founder of the hit food site, RecipeTin Eats. Back in 2014, Nagi gave up a high-flying job in corporate finance...

What’s the future of F1 in Spain?

09 Oct 2024

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We look at the impact of a new 10 year deal with Madrid - does it mean one of the longest-serving venues - Barcelona - will lose out?We speak to busin...

How IKEA built its brand

08 Oct 2024

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The minimalist, flat-packed furniture company has revolutionised living spaces globally. Originating from a small Swedish farm in the 1940s, it quickl...

Ferry frustration

07 Oct 2024

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Islands around the world rely on ships as their lifeline service - for everything from their domestic supplies, to making hospital visits, as well as ...

The cities selling homes for one dollar

06 Oct 2024

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Is selling off abandoned homes for a dollar or a pound the answer to invigorating a city? We meet some of the people in the port cities of Baltimore i...

Shipwrecks: Business Daily meets a treasure hunter

03 Oct 2024

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Carl Allen is a multi-millionaire former businessman who ran a trash bag company in the US. He's now the owner of an island in the Bahamas, a philanth...

Shipwrecks: Who owns the sunken treasure?

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There are more than three million vessels on the world's sea beds, and plenty of explorers looking for them. But if they find something valuable, do t...

Shipwrecks: The search for the San José

01 Oct 2024

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In the first of our three part series looking at the money behind shipwrecks, we start with what's been called "the most valuable shipwreck in the wor...

Rebuilding Canada's tourism industry

30 Sep 2024

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It’s the second largest landmass in the world, famous for its lakes and spectacular forests, yet Canada’s travel industry has faced challenges sin...

Is business ready for 6G?

29 Sep 2024

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As the world gradually adopts 5G, there’s already talk of the next generation. It’ll be around 2030 before 6G arrives, but network operators in Ja...

Why we can't stop using corporate jargon

27 Sep 2024

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Ever been stuck in a meeting drowning in buzzwords? Terms like "synergies", "low-hanging fruit" or "deliverables"? They're just a few examples of corp...

Has capitalism lost its way?

26 Sep 2024

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Former fund manager Ruchir Sharma spent most of his career as a money manager on Wall Street. Lately though, he’s become a fierce critic of modern c...

The cost of preserving our heritage

26 Sep 2024

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We visit an archaeological dig and meet the heritage consultants who ‘rescue history’ before the developers move in. In wealthy countries, these ...

The new space race

23 Sep 2024

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Billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, as well companies like Boeing, believe a future where more satellites are put in orbit, alongside new spac...

Does Vietnam's economic future still look bright?

22 Sep 2024

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Vietnam has enjoyed more than 6% annual growth every year for the last thirty years or more, a staggering growth path, transforming one of Asia’s po...

Business Daily meets Booking.com CEO Glenn Fogel

19 Sep 2024

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From experiencing a stroke at the age of 17, to various corporate jobs that never quite fit, we hear about Glenn Fogel's journey to becoming CEO of Bo...

Tech titans and the race for the White House

18 Sep 2024

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Tech titan Elon Musk says he’s backing Donald Trump to win the US election this November. But is he representative of what the wider industry thinks...

WNBA: Is success leading to profit?

17 Sep 2024

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The 2024 women's basketball season has broken records from attendances at matches, to points scored by rookie Caitlin Clark. As it draws to a close, ...

Can 24-hour drinking zones transform a city?

16 Sep 2024

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From Paraguay to Portugal, Tokyo to Tel Aviv, more than 80 cities and countries around the world have introduced a ‘mayor for the night’. Several ...

What is GPS jamming?

15 Sep 2024

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We use global positioning systems (GPS) for our sat navs and our mobile phones, and it's used extensively in aviation and shipping navigation.But what...

Business Daily meets: DHL's CEO Tobias Meyer

12 Sep 2024

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One of the world's biggest logistics firms sits down with us to talk about freight costs, the German economy and his route to success. DHL employs mor...

The pressure on prop makers

11 Sep 2024

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What links the lightsabre, Scream mask and Wilson the volleyball? They’re all film props - objects that help bring stories to life on screen. Behind...

The Titanic: an enduring fascination

10 Sep 2024

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RMS Titanic sank on 15 April 1912 claiming the lives of more than 1500 people. Just over 700 survived the disaster. The events surrounding the sinking...

Is the ticket industry broken?

09 Sep 2024

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2023 was a record year of live music, with an all-time high in worldwide ticket sales. Beyoncé and Taylor Swift’s world tours broke records, howeve...

US Election: Spending on TV advertising

08 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The campaign teams supporting Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in the race to the White House are expected to spend a total of more than $10 billion.A j...

Business Daily meets: Whoop founder Will Ahmed

05 Sep 2024

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They’re the 300 dollar subscription fitness bands being worn by a host of celebrity-backers in 2024. But who is the business leader behind the billi...

What's next for Bangladesh's economy?

04 Sep 2024

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After protests and political turmoil, we look at the challenges facing the new interim government.We'll hear from the biggest suppliers to global fast...

How manifesting became big business

03 Sep 2024

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Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande and even Donald Trump have signed up to the manifesting philosophy - the trend in believing that dreams can come true i...

Europe's fastest-growing tourist destination

02 Sep 2024

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As many countries and cities around the world rally against over tourism, we're in Albania which is investing huge sums in growing its infrastructure ...

US Election: The view from the fields

01 Sep 2024

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We hear from farmers in Montana, Iowa and Georgia. What do they want to hear from the presidential candidates ahead of the US election?Presenter: Ed B...

Business Daily meets: Football agent Kees Vos

29 Aug 2024

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It is transfer deadline day for football's most competitive league - the Premier League - when clubs can add players to their squad who were previousl...

Is it getting too hot to work?

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As temperatures rise, productivity falls.Extreme global temperatures are draining tens of billions of dollars in economic productivity every year from...

The short-term rental clamp down

27 Aug 2024

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Cities and countries across the world are bringing in measures to restrict the type of lets popularised by companies like Airbnb and Vrbo.The regulati...

Have Swiss scientists made a chocolate breakthrough?

26 Aug 2024

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Chocolate is very important to Switzerland’s economy: with more than 200,000 metric tonnes produced each year, sales are worth almost $2 billion. Bu...

Business Daily meets: Brent Wisner

22 Aug 2024

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The US-based lawyer and managing partner at litigation firm Wisner Baum, in Los Angeles, has made his name taking on large pharmaceutical companies in...

Why is Chinese EV giant BYD moving into Turkey?

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re in Manisa on Turkey’s west coast. It’s one of the country’s manufacturing centres for home appliances like washers, dryers, and refriger...

Remittances: Sending money back home

21 Aug 2024

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Each year millions of Indians go abroad to study and work. A lot of them end up sending money back home, a transfer known as remittances. The money is...

Reconstructing Chile’s botanical gardens

19 Aug 2024

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In February 2024, huge forest fires destroyed 90% of the land and plant species. Workers were killed and homes destroyed.We travel to the seaside town...

The cost of the Red Sea crisis

18 Aug 2024

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We catch up on the ongoing disruption to the shipping industry after Houthi attacks on commercial vessels.The Iran-backed group said it was targeting ...

Business Daily meets: Ginny Gilder

15 Aug 2024

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Ginny Gilder won silver as a US Olympic rower in 1984. Today, she's a multimillionaire owner of a women's professional basketball team.How did success...

Brand Jude Bellingham

14 Aug 2024

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As Spain's La Liga gets underway, we explore the global advertising appeal and earning potential of one of its newest football stars.Jude Bellingham i...

Pets: The business of dog-walking

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We explore professional dog-walking around the world. We hear from walkers from the United States, Argentina and Europe about how they operate, the gr...

Pets: What’s a ‘pet-fluencer’?

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From Instagram-famous dogs to viral kittens, pet influencers are revolutionising brand marketing with viral content and endorsements. It's a lucrative...

Pets: The growth of pet tech

11 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With animal adoptions skyrocketing during the pandemic, pet care has evolved dramatically. From self-cleaning cat litter trays to smart feeding bowls,...

US Election: The American housing dream

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As prices for homes and rents continue to rise in many towns and cities, it's one of the key issues for voters.In 2023 the average price of a home in ...

When should you retire?

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Have you decided when you'd like to retire? Will it be your choice, or is there a set age in your country or profession? More than a million people to...

When will we see a female billionaire athlete?

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Four sportsmen have reached 10 figures according to financial magazine Forbes.However the wealthiest sportswoman, tennis star Serena Williams, could t...

Panama's troubled copper mine

04 Aug 2024

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The sudden closure of the huge open pit copper mine, Cobre Panamá, has created a dramatic economic fallout, with its loss of jobs and damage to the c...

Business Daily meets: Entrepreneur Tina McKenzie

01 Aug 2024

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The founder of one of Ireland's largest recruitment agencies, Staffline, shares how her upbringing during one of the most politically tumultuous perio...

FFP: How do the football spending limits work?

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Football clubs must work under a strict policy of Financial Fair Play - or FFP - but what does it mean? And how does it work? With the summer transfer...

Can Dua Lipa’s family change Kosovo’s image?

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

More than 25 years after the Kosovo war, a music festival in the capital Pristina is hoping to change the image of the country around the world by inv...

What is 'Womenomics'?

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We look at Japan's policy to boost its economy by getting more women into the workforce. It was announced back in 2013 by former Prime Minister Shinzo...

Business Daily meets: Swimming's power couple

25 Jul 2024

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We hear from 4-time Olympic gold medallist Libby Trickett and her entrepreneurial husband Liam.Libby Trickett (Lenton) competed for Australia at the h...

Paris 2024: Breaking new ground

24 Jul 2024

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Paris 2024 will see the debut of the competitive street dance, Breaking.From the streets of the Bronx in the 70s to sport's biggest stage, we hear fro...

Paris 2024: The race for the perfect running shoe

23 Jul 2024

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The running shoe industry is worth around $50bn across the world, with more and more of us taking part in the sport.With more popularity comes more co...

Paris 2024: The fashion Olympics

22 Jul 2024

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We’re used to fashion giants like adidas and Nike designing athlete uniforms for the Olympics and Paralympics. This year however, it’s likely we’...

Paris 2024: The Grand Paris Express

21 Jul 2024

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People arriving at Paris’s Orly Airport for the 2024 Olympic games will be able to take an underground train straight to Saint-Denis where most of t...

Business Daily meets: Bisleri CEO Angelo George

18 Jul 2024

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We go to India to find out what it takes to manage one of the country's most iconic brands – Bisleri. It is so popular that it has become synonymou...

Nigeria’s drive to sell more locally-made cars

17 Jul 2024

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For decades, Nigeria has struggled to grow its domestic automotive industry while vehicles made by manufacturers from Japan, Korea, Europe and the US ...

Are shoppers turning against self-checkouts?

17 Jul 2024

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Love them or loathe them, retailers across the world are installing more automated checkouts, as they aim to reduce staff costs.But the loss of person...

The price of a F1 Grand Prix

16 Jul 2024

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We head to Montreal, host city of the Canadian F1 Grand Prix. It's the country's largest tourist event, with an estimated 345,000 fans attending in 20...

Should public transport be free?

14 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Some cities around the world have decided to make public transport free. Services can range from local bus routes to shopping malls to city-wide trans...

President Biden: What power do the donors have?

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We hear from Democrat fundraisers who are divided over whether he should pull out of the campaign for re-election.In the past week, since Joe Biden's ...

Why is everyone wearing retro football shirts?

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Two football mad continents, Europe and South America, are competing in international tournaments at the moment. Fans are all decked out in their team...

Louisiana’s billion-dollar coastal restoration project

09 Jul 2024

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It's the biggest operation of its kind in US history, as the state tries to save its coastline which is vanishing at an alarming rate.We travel to the...

The rise of celebrity-backed drinks

08 Jul 2024

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The global alcohol industry is worth just over one and a half trillion US dollars, and celebrities want a part of it. Famous faces and their drinks br...

Could Africa’s anti-LGBT laws have financial implications?

07 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ghana’s parliament has recently passed a tough new anti-LGBT bill. President Nana Akufo-Addo hasn't yet signed it in to law, after warnings that it ...

How is AI being used in the travel industry?

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being applied in multiple industries all around the world, and in travel, the technology has made big strides.We trave...

What could France's election mean for its economy?

02 Jul 2024

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In the midst of a snap general election, we take the opportunity to look at the state of the country’s economy. France has a huge debt burden and s...

The Tour de France: A global money spinner

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It is the biggest sporting event on the planet based on the millions of spectators who line roads for a fleeting view, but this year a shake up will m...

Fixing El Salvador's economy

30 Jun 2024

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After tackling its security problem, can the smallest country in Central America get its finances under control too?We hear from street sellers, econo...

Business Daily meets: Cinema boss Tim Richards

27 Jun 2024

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The CEO of Vue International started out as a high school drop out as he wanted to concentrate on a snowsports career.We hear how, when that didn't wo...

UK Election 2024: How are young people feeling?

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With just over a week to go until the UK General Election, we head to the seaside town of Southport in the north west of England.We speak to students ...

Self-storage and the Gen Z boom

24 Jun 2024

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Ever needed to put your stuff in a storage unit? Recent research predicts the global self-storage market will be worth around $70bn by 2031 and the UK...

Ghost ships

23 Jun 2024

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A shadow fleet of old and poorly maintained ships is cruising the high seas, often hiding their true identities through a series of shell companies.Th...

Business Daily meets: Edouard Mendy

20 Jun 2024

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Senegalese international and former Chelsea goalkeeper Édouard Mendy is considered a legend of football. Becoming the first African to be awarded bot...

Social shopping: The battle for Gen Z

19 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The social shopping industry is estimated to reach around $8.5 trillion in global sales by 2030. So what are the big tech giants doing to win over a g...

What's behind golf's gender pay gap?

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As prize money gaps between men and women begin to close in many sports, in golf, the pay disparity is still very large. Nelly Korda, winner of five c...

Rhodes: A ‘beacon’ for sustainable tourism?

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Summer tourism in the Mediterranean is not only already in full swing but set for another bumper season.In Rhodes, "the more the merrier” is the man...

Is there too much tourism?

17 Jun 2024

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When is tourism good tourism, and when is it just too much?Current projections suggest global travel is going to carry on rising for the foreseeable f...

Business Daily meets: Jane Poynter

13 Jun 2024

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23 years ago, the US multi-millionaire Dennis Tito became the world’s first-ever space tourist, funding his own trip into orbit. There was clearly m...

Why does everyone work late in Spain?

12 Jun 2024

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The European country is known for its late night eating culture, the average time for an evening meal is past 9PM.One of the reasons for that is the w...

Is there a penalty for being single?

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Why does being on your own seem so expensive? The number of unmarried, divorced, widowed or unattached people is growing worldwide. But figures sugges...

Economic life in Palau

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We look at how soaring food and fuel prices are affecting the tiny island nation in the western Pacific Ocean.Like much of the world, the Covid-19 pan...

The fight over Palau's oceans

09 Jun 2024

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We travel to the tiny pacific nation which wants to shrink its marine sanctuary, and open it up once more to commercial fishing.The President says it’...

The weight-loss drug revolution

06 Jun 2024

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Diabetes and obesity drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro have become famous for helping users shed big amounts of weight. It's a market that could...

Denmark and the Novo Nordisk effect

05 Jun 2024

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In the first of a two-part series, in collaboration with The Food Chain, we look at the impact of the success of weight-loss drug manufacturer Novo No...

What’s really going on in the US jobs market?

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

President Biden has claimed the US economy is the ‘envy of the world’ and that his administration has added record job numbers, with around one mi...

Why are so many young Indians struggling to get jobs?

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

India has just finished its marathon elections and as the new government takes charge we take a look at one of its biggest challenges - rising youth u...

A special interview with World Bank boss Ajay Banga

03 Jun 2024

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Exactly one year into his new job, we meet Ajay Banga, the President of the World Bank. He previously ran Mastercard, but following President Biden'...

Business Daily meets: Paul Carrick Brunson

30 May 2024

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We found out why the dating guru swapped a career in investment banking to become a matchmaker. Now famous for his role in the hit TV show ‘Married...

The Baltimore bridge collapse – what happens next?

29 May 2024

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It's been two months since the collapse of the key bridge in Baltimore, and the deadline to unblock the port's shipping channel is imminent. The US go...

Why is olive oil so expensive?

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Most of us have noticed the prices of our weekly food shopping going up over the last few years, but some items have risen by astronomical amounts.Ext...

Do women-only co-working spaces have a future?

27 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Female-only co-working spaces started to grow during the #metoo movement. But some have struggled. We speak to entrepreneurs who are running these spa...