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The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.

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Yesterday · 17 min
Founders: Olio CEO Tessa Clarke's fight against food waste
Olio founder Tessa Clarke left a corporate job to build a business tackling food waste
Monday · 17 min
Follow the Money: The cost of sending money home
We follow a transfer from London to Manila to see who gets paid along the way
Sunday · 17 min
What China's solar panel obsession means for the world
How did China become dominant in solar power and what does it mean for the world?
Thursday · 26 min
Taking Stock: Who owns Space?
Companies and countries are pouring billions of dollars to get ahead in space
October 14 · 25 min
Power players: How did VW go off track?
Germany's biggest carmaker could cut 100,000 jobs as it struggles to compete with China
October 13 · 17 min
Listen again: The supermarket billionaire, John Catsimatidis
Founders: John Catsimatidis on leaving university, supermarkets and talking with Trump
October 12 · 17 min
Follow the money: Why is diesel so expensive?
Diesel prices are near record highs, even though Gulf oil exports have largely recovered
October 11 · 17 min
A global baby bust: why are birth rates falling?
Can governments reverse falling birth rates?
October 10 · 24 min
Listen again: Power Players - Why are young Indians joining the Cockroach protests?
What's led to the protests taking place by the young people in India?
October 8 · 24 min
Taking Stock: Is Gen Z the first generation to be worse off than their parents?
Economic conditions around the world are making young people rise up in protest
October 7 · 20 min
Power Players: Are these the most economy-focused US mid-terms ever?
The economy is high on the agenda for US voters this election.
October 6 · 17 min
Founders: The first black woman to own a billion-dollar company
From $900 to a billion-dollar business, we hear Janice Bryant Howroyd’s journey.
October 5 · 17 min
Follow the money: Why does chocolate cost so much?
Cocoa prices spiked in 2024 and consumers are still feeling the consequences today
October 4 · 17 min
Listen again: Bonds, heroes or villains?
We explore the story of the bond market and how these IOUs have shaped the modern economy
October 1 · 25 min
Taking stock: How evicting an 87-year-old woman in Spain disrupted the debate on housing
Protests about 87-year-old Mariacarmen Abascal's eviction reignited the housing debate
September 30 · 22 min
Power Players: Can AI really regulate itself?
President Trump and AI leaders have made a pact to keep AI development safe.
September 29 · 20 min
Founders: From blogger to billionaire, Canva's co-founder on what failures taught him
From tech blogger to drowning in Google Wave - the twists that led Cameron Adams to Canva
September 28 · 18 min
Follow the money: Why does an Oktoberfest beer cost €16?
A litre of beer at Munich’s Oktoberfest costs nearly €16. Where does the money go?
September 27 · 18 min
Can Route 66 towns survive on nostalgia?
Victoria Craig hits the road to see who's visiting and if tourism can keep towns going
September 26 · 10 min
The birth of India's call centre industry
Pramod Bhasin set up India’s first call centre in 1997

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