Examining the big issues facing the global economy, Business Daily demystifies the world of money. From giant industries like aviation and automotive to the smallest scale start-up, Business Daily asks the big questions about free trade, technology and investment. There is also analysis of management and marketing trends, and what business jargon really means - together with reports on business news from around the world via the BBC's global network of reporters.
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Thu, 20 Jun 13
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The second of two special programmes from the US rustbelt looks at how people from the almost bankrupt city of Detroit are fighting back after the demise of its once massive motoring industry. Jonny Dymond meets people working on the quiet new production lines which have replaced the noisy car factories of the past as well as the man committed to removing blight and replacing it with positive energy to turn around Detroit's fortunes.
Wed, 19 Jun 13
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Hundreds of millions of people around the World are escaping poverty and becoming "middle class". These new consumers will change the balance of economic power on the planet. In a new BBC series meet the 'New Middle Class' starting with this Business Daily special, presented by Linda Yueh.
Tue, 18 Jun 13
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The BBC's Art Editor Will Gompertz joins us from one of the art world's biggest market places - the Venice Biennale. He explores how the art market works to generate value and interest. How do you know if the big money spent on a painting or a pot, is a good deal in the long run? He talks to the artists, the dealers and the art critics who drive this increasingly lucrative global business sector.
Mon, 17 Jun 13
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Business Daily comes from the town of Enniskillen in Northern Ireland which is playing host to leaders from the world's eight wealthiest nations. The G8 Summit brings together the planet's elite to discuss the important issues of our time. Top of the business agenda is tax. How do you get the world's biggest companies to play the game fairly? Senator Carl Levin discusses Apple's tax obligations.
Sat, 15 Jun 13
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How will the turmoil on the streets across Turkey affect the country's economic prospects? Its economy has flourished over the last decade, but is it robust enough to withstand political shocks? And does it matter to business whether the politically conservative government of this secular nation takes a more religious line? Nkem Ifijeka is joined on the banks of the Sea of Marmara by Pelin Yenigun-Dilek, an economist at the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation. And in London Manuela Saragosa discusses whether the protests have scared off foreign investors with Turkish Lawyer, Mutlu Manyas, and Guntram Wolff, acting director of the Bruegel think-tank in Brussels. And Nkem also hears from the former chairman of Goldman Sachs asset management, Jim O'Neill, on whether Turkey is still a good bet.
Fri, 14 Jun 13
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Business Daily comes from Istanbul. Will the riots on the streets of the city cause businesses to struggle - and could Islamic finance be one of the answers?
Thu, 13 Jun 13
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Facebook adds a green tinge to its processing. Mark Gregory reports from Lulea in the far north of Sweden where he visits the the tech hub that Facebook has chosen as the site for its first data centre outside the United States. Facebook has opened the data centre in an attempt to cut its power bills and to burnish its green credentials.
Wed, 12 Jun 13
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Jonny Dymond reports on what was once the by-word for American manufacturing. Detroit, the city that gave the world the assembly line and of course Motown music has been in decline for some 50 years now. And today motor city is facing bankruptcy. How did it get like this and can it - should it - be saved? Jonny hears from Felix Rohatyn the man credited with saving NYC from bankruptcy and Matt Cullen the head of a group of companies investing heavily in Detroit's downtown district.
Tue, 11 Jun 13
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How come, after the property bubble burst in 2008, the Gulf State is building again? And as central bankers are granted ever greater powers, we ask if this is good for democracy.
Mon, 10 Jun 13
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We consider the potential benefits of peace in Colombia with the country's President. After half a century of civil war peace negotiations are bearing fruit but who will gain?
Sat, 8 Jun 13
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How do companies and governments go about influencing our behaviour? It's all about incentives, nudges and knowing what motivates us. But doesn't this all smack of manipulation? Many would argue changing someone's behaviour starts with knowing everything about them. Colm O'Regan and the BBC's technology correspondent, Rory Cellan-Jones, investigate the "quantified self", where you measure everything from the number of hours you sleep to the number of calories you eat in a day. But can a set of facts and figures really give you the whole picture? Manuela Saragosa is joined by three people who know a lot about how to change behaviour: Jo Arden, strategy director at the marketing consultancy, 23Red; Steve Martin, Director of Influence at Work; and Josh Kaufman, author and business advisor.
Fri, 7 Jun 13
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Is Burma's opening up irreversible? In a special programme from the World Economic Forum meeting in Burma, the overwhelming consensus among the 900 participants is that the country will not turn back from opening up. International and Burmese businesses alike see Burma's potential as the last frontier in Asia.
Thu, 6 Jun 13
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The upheavals of the Arab spring have dramatically changed the region's political landscape. But many middle eastern and north african countries are still mired in the same old economic problems. Unemployment is chronically high. Government debt levels are rising. Foreign investors have stayed away in droves. So why haven't political freedoms translated into economic ones?
Wed, 5 Jun 13
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Croatia's Central Bank chief tells us why he'll be celebrating when Croatia signs up to join the European Union and issues a warning to the rest of the continent.
Tue, 4 Jun 13
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E-cigarettes are safer than smoking but still contain nicotine, a fiercely addictive and potentially dangerous stimulatant - so how should they be regulated?
Mon, 3 Jun 13
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Could the crisis in Slovenia threaten the future of the Eurozone, why Europe is so resistant at attempts at unification and why the quality of your degree doesn't matter.
Sat, 1 Jun 13
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Justin Rowlatt discusses how encouraging women to be entrepreneurs can give them independence and greater power in developing economies. Justin is joined by guests Cherie Blair, founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women; Wu Qing, founder of the Beijing Cultural Development Centre for Rural Women and an activist for women's rights;and Muna AbuSulayman, the first Saudi woman to become a media personality And Justin learns how to taste coffee - as he slurps a brew produced by women from the International Women’s Coffee Alliance.
Fri, 31 May 13
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Why is it so difficult to do business with China? This economic powerhouse has proven difficult for foreign businesses to crack. How do you succeed there? We tell all.
Thu, 30 May 13
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Why aren't there more women in business? Girls make up half of all students and yet there aren't nearly so many who are entrepreneurs or executives. Is it because women have smaller social networks and use them less effectively?
Wed, 29 May 13
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Are human beings on course to invent themselves out of existence? As computers become more intelligent, they will one day design and programme themselves. Could this race of machines threaten humanity? They may not actively target people - they might simply be indifferent to us. The danger of this and other existential risks discussed in Business Daily.
Mon, 27 May 13
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Andrew Walker looks at the potential of shale gas and fracking - breaking rocks apart to release the fossil fuels trapped within. But is it really all it's cracked up to be?
Sat, 25 May 13
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In the Balance comes from the Future in Review Conference in Southern California, where delegates gaze into their crystal ball to tell us what the world of business and technology will look like in years to come. Ed Butler and his guests discuss whether clean technology in North America has made a clean get away. In the era of shale gas extraction and oil production from giant tar sands, is anyone still investing in clean energy? And close to the West Coast homes of Google and Apple what do company bosses feel about the row over corporate tax avoidance? Ed is joined on the shores of the Pacific Ocean by Sheeraz Haji, CEO of the Clean Tech Group; Heidi Lubin, CEO of HEVT; and John Lowell of Zinc Air Group.
Fri, 24 May 13
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Ed Butler presents the second of our special programmes from California's Future. He talks to a high ranking delegate about his company's tax affairs. And speaks to a former American security official who is targeting suspected corporate hackers based in China.
Thu, 23 May 13
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Business Daily presenter Ed Butler reports from California, at the Future In Review conference - an annual gathering of business pioneers. He speaks to a genetics expert about a new plan for medical treatment which he believes will revolutionize the application and the cost of healthcare. And a computer systems expert who sees an end to the office computer based network as we know it. Plus, a whizz kid who has invented the first ever, he claims, operational artificial intelligence software.
Wed, 22 May 13
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The Senate says Apple owes America $9 billion. Apple says it hasn't broken any laws. Who is right?
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