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World Business Report provides analysis of the big global business and economic issues, as they affect consumers, investors and the environment.

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  • Wall Street Update 09 Dec 11

    Fri, 9 Dec 11

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    5 mins

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    Financial markets have given a cautious welcome to a plan by European Union countries to tackle the debt crisis. Joe Saluzzi gives the view from Wall Street.

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  • Britain and Europe 09 Dec 2011

    Fri, 9 Dec 11

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    28 mins

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    Britain stands alone in its objection to a new agreement designed to solve the debt crisis in Europe. Will what's been agreed in Brussels rescue the Euro? Belgium's former primer minister tells us that there's still a long way to go before we can say the crisis is over. And we'll hear how much Britain stands to lose - or gain - by refusing to sign up. Plus: why India is disappointing investors when it comes to being open for business.

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  • Wall Street Update 8 Dec 11

    Thu, 8 Dec 11

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    8 mins

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    The president of Europe's Central Bank, Mario Draghi, has ruled out substantial aid for debt-laden euro area economies. Cary Leahy of Decision Economics tells us how Wall Street reacted to the news from Europe. Plus, John Corzine, who was chief executive of the New York brokerage firm MF Global when it filed for bankruptcy protection, has been giving lawmakers in Washington his account of what happened. We from from the BBC's Michelle Fleury, and from business-owner Jeremy Blossom in California who has lost out as a result of MF Global's collapse.

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  • European financial tensions 08 Dec 11

    Thu, 8 Dec 11

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    28 mins

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    Share markets are lower after Europe's Central Bank ruled out any dramatic action to rescue debt-laden euro area economies. Has the bank's president, Mario Draghi, made life distinctly uncomfortable for European leaders, on the eve of their make-or-break summit in Brussels? Plus: why environmentalists are angry about a new deforestation law in Brazil.

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  • Wall Street Update 07 Dec 11

    Wed, 7 Dec 11

    Duration:
    10 mins

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    These are nervous times on global share markets. Investors can't seem to decide if the debt crisis in Europe is on the way to being fixed. Or if it's about to get a whole lot worse. Also, what to do about Ireland and Italy remembers the good old days.

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  • Exporting into a crisis 7 Dec 11

    Wed, 7 Dec 11

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    28 mins

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    Chinese exports are suffering as Europe's debt crisis drags on and the US recovery remains weak. Why politicians are suddenly so cool about measures to combat global warming. And Microsoft's plan to grab a slice of the lucrative market for smartphone applications.

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  • Wall Street Update 6 Dec 11

    Tue, 6 Dec 11

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    5 mins

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    Peter Jankowskis at Oakbrook Investments in Chicago says US investors were largely unfazed by S&P's warning of a possible credit downgrade for the EFSF along with 15 euro countries.

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  • Libya's oil industry back on track 06 Dec 11

    Tue, 6 Dec 11

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    28 mins

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    War-torn Libya aims to return to pre-conflict levels of oil production by the end of next year, but the security situation in the country remains volatile. Standard and Poor's has threatened Europe with a credit downgrade for the eurozone's bailout fund and we hear about Moroccan plans to become one of the world's biggest solar energy pioneers.

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  • Wall Street Update 05 Dec 11

    Mon, 5 Dec 11

    Duration:
    6 mins

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    The ink was barely dry on that Franco-German master plan for the eurozone, when the credit rating agency Standard and Poor's threw a spanner in the works. The credit rating agency warned it may downgrade the the credit ratings of fifteen euro zone countries.

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  • New rules for the eurozone 05 Dec 11

    Mon, 5 Dec 11

    Duration:
    28 mins

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    The leaders of France and Germany have taken the first steps towards agreeing a master plan to control government spending across the eurozone. The austerity-weary Irish have been hearing about even more harsh cuts and taxes in a new budget. And we are in Tripoli finding out about Libya's economic future.

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