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The disappearance and alleged murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is worsening relations between US allies Turkey and Saudi Arabia. An expert on the region believes there may be a way out.
Energy-efficient water supply is a wicked problem – and we might have found a way to solve it.
Project managers are the forgotten heroes of major building projects across the world.
Companies tie their flag to a social movement or political moment because they think there's money in it. But if it helps change the world a little, that's fine too.
So far, Manchester United's poor performance on the pitch has not hurt its bottom line. But it's only a matter of time.
Record numbers of families rent privately in England. But the law has not kept a fair balance between landlord and tenant rights.
As well as having dangerous social and political consequences, a Bolsonaro presidency would mark a massive shift for Brazil's economy, too.
Big new accountancy survey highlights the limitations in UK government's approach to pay gap reporting.
A new law in California requires women to be on boards. It's the right structural change that's much needed in business.
Paul Romer and William Nordhaus both developed the field of economic growth.
Research suggests that 70% of people will experience an illogical sense of being a phoney at work at some point in their careers.
The age of the independent fashion house is over, the luxury market is now about the big conglomerates.
Ten years on from global crisis, look to a little nation that had some big ideas.
Over two centuries, capitalist ethos has swung from profit-taking for the few, to a distribution of wealth to the many, and back again. Is the pendulum poised to swing once more?
Our view of this essential dimension of earth’s biome has been shaped by the manufacturers of cleaning products.
There is a gap between free trade and free migration.
A positive outlook is great – but it can lead to some ill judged start up ideas.
Tips help, but government policy should focus on progression and skills first.
Brexit
Brexiters are arguing for Theresa May to abandon her Chequers deal and push for a Canada-style trade agreement with the EU.
The idea that welfare cuts galvanised Vote Leave risks identifying the wrong culprit.
The EU has repeatedly placed great emphasis on the protection of geographical names like champagne and parmesan during trade negotiations.
The Conservative party is so divided over Brexit that it may never recover. How ironic that it was the policies of the Cameron government that brought it about.
There's a good reason why Brexiters aren't coming up with an alternative to Theresa May's Chequers plan.
Ending Austerity series
A national investment bank will bring much needed investment and create new technology, infrastructure and services that will lead to a fairer and greener economy.
Austerity policies cut Britain's brief recovery from the financial short and brought recession, stagnation and growing poverty.
The UK economy is built on debt and too many households are drowning in it.
Trade
The cargo ship was built at around the time that England was beginning to look further afield for trade opportunities.
Crunching the numbers on 14 years of trading shows one of the assumptions about global markets is looking fragile.
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A critical review of research into inequality shows the formula for reducing it is surprisingly simple.
There were 6,566 more suicides in the 2008-09 period that were a direct consequence of the rapid decline of equity values.
House prices in London fell by 0.6% in June after years of high growth.
Talk of Saudi Arabia helping Elon Musk take Tesla private is the latest example of a long line of sovereign wealth fund investments.
The strict nature, implementation and dramatic social costs of the EU bailouts prompt questions about their effectiveness.
You can be a better tourist this summer. Here's how.
Employees and their pensions will increasingly be at the mercy of financial markets thanks to a coalition of culprits.
Cuba is freeing up the market in residential private property but with a public referendum still to come, what impact will such measures have for ordinary Cubans.
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A podcast about confidence – from how it works in our brains and whether it can get us ahead at work to how confidence tricksters fool people into falling for their scams.
From grand designs to diving girls, department stores were once the star attractions of Britain's towns and cities.
As the workforce ages, it's important to celebrate age diversity. We challenge five myths about older workers.
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