Comic Con economics

We found out why the global comic book industry is worth billions of dollars.

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Business Daily meets: Will Butler-Adams

The boss of Brompton foldable bikes tells us how he grew the business around the world

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Are home solar panels the solution?

We explore whether the energy crisis is leading to more installations in Europe.

• 17 mins

Why food could be the future of fashion

The new materials being made from ingredients you would normally find on your plate.

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Getting backpackers to return to Australia

We explore the visa scheme set up for young people to work and travel in Australia

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How to quit

When is it time to move on and try something new?

• 17 mins

Space: The final food frontier

Will growing steaks under microgravity conditions help in the quest for food security?

• 17 mins

Rent-a-Robot

Can robots solve the post pandemic labour shortage? And with what consequences?

• 17 mins

Can a giant seaweed farm help curb climate change?

We meet the UK-based company planning to grow huge sargassum farms in the Atlantic.

• 17 mins

Mahira Khan on Pakistan's mental health emergency

Actress Mahira Khan tells us why Pakistan is in the midst of a mental health emergency.

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Will a multibillion dollar project get Americans back on trains?

We visit Penn Station in New York City which is getting a massive revamp.

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Greensill: What went wrong?

We explore the company's collapse which left investors facing billions in losses.

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Why men don’t want to work any more

We explore why people are not just quitting - they're leaving employment for good.

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How students' right to earn shook up US sport

How name, image and likeness laws have reshaped college sport in America

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How social media is changing farming in Kenya

Find out how farmers in Kenya are making more money thanks to social media platforms.

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Business Daily Meets: Dr Natalie Kenny

The founder of BioGrad shares stories from her remarkable life in science

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The rise and fall of the hot tub

We find out what happened after the lockdown sales boom.

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A special interview with the boss of the World Bank

World Bank President David Malpass on the consequences of global debt.

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Sri Lanka: Life after an economic crisis

We revisit the country to see how much, if anything, has changed.

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Business Daily Meets: Jason Bell

The photographer tells us about working with some of the most famous people in the world.

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Qatar: The migrant workers behind the World Cup

We explore the questions still to be answered around mistreatment and compensation.

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Qatar’s World Cup tourism gamble

Will a boost in visitors for the Qatar World Cup lead to more visitors in the long run?

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The footballers transforming their home towns

The huge wages in Europe’s football leagues are making a difference in Africa.

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Women in business in Qatar

We explore the challenges and opportunities facing Qatar's female entrepreneurs.

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How much is it costing fans to go to Qatar?

How much are football fans willing to spend to watch their team at the 2022 World Cup?

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Africa’s Middlemen: Rent-seekers or cultural brokers?

Are Africa’s middlemen a crucial part of business transactions or a distraction?

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The Morality of Machines

We explore the ethical issues raised by new developments in artificial intelligence.

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Rebuilding lives after flooding in Pakistan

We hear from three people whose lives were devastated by the recent floods in Pakistan.

• 17 mins

Business Daily Meets: Boyan Slat

We speak to the man who wants to rid the world’s oceans of plastic.

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Business Daily Meets: Nico Rosberg

F1 champion Nico Rosberg is reinventing himself as a champion of green technology

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Africa Super League – new dawn for football?

Will the new lucrative club tournament help or hinder the game in Africa?

• 17 mins

The cost of rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean

We meet the crew and some of those on board humanitarian rescue ship The Ocean Viking.

• 17 mins

Reinventing recycling in Louisiana

We explore a New Orleans project using recycled glass to fight coastal erosion

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Business Daily Meets: Patrice Evra

As the 2022 World Cup kicks off Patrice Evra talks to us about footballers and money.

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Business Daily Meets: Mathieu Flamini

Mathieu Flamini tells us what playing professional football taught him about business.

• 17 mins

Floriade: Was it worth it?

As one of the world's biggest garden events closes, we find out how successful it was

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Napping on the job

We explore sleep breaks at work and how a quick nap could make us all more productive

• 17 mins

Growing opposition to mining in Panama

Will Panama ban open pit metal mining like a number of other Latin American countries?

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Business Daily Meets: Krept

The UK-based rapper talks about mixing music and entrepreneurship.

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Beauty costs: How do you create a beauty empire? With Marcia Kilgore

Marcia Kilgore on how she created five huge businesses, including FitFlop and Beauty Pie

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Beauty costs: A spotlight on skin lightening

Why are skin lightening products still selling despite being banned in several countries?

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Beauty costs: Beauty disruptor brands

How start-up beauty companies are dominating the mainstream market

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Beauty Costs: Why is Korean skincare so popular?

Why K-beauty has become the world's second biggest exporter of beauty products.

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Beauty Costs: Girls, beauty and advertising

How do pictures of women in the media make girls feel about themselves?

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Regulating online gambling

Why moving gambling online means regulators are rethinking the rules.

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Nollywood: Nigeria's billion dollar film industry

Find our more about the fastest growing film industry in the world, Nigeria's Nollywood.

• 17 mins

What's happened to the titans of big tech?

We explore why this is proving to be a tough time for Google, Twitter and Meta.

• 17 mins

Toy trends: Are people still spending?

We look at the global toy market, and how consumer preferences are changing.

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The rising stars of football and their money

After the World Cup some lesser known players could land huge deals, but are they ready?

• 17 mins

Money jobs: Making money on the tables

The high stakes world of working as a croupier or playing poker for a living.

• 17 mins

Money jobs: Cashing or crashing with crypto

Find out more about the risky business of trying to make a living in the world of crypto.

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Money jobs: The truth about trading

We find out what it's really like working as a commodities trader.

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Money jobs: The reality for realtors

Find out what it’s like selling houses in the most expensive markets in the world.

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Money jobs: Inside the auction house

Leanna Byrne goes behind the scenes at some of the world's biggest auction houses

• 17 mins

Review of 2022

We look at how the big business stories have affected your money and your work this year

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Women, sport and business: Haley Rosen

The former pro soccer player trying to change coverage of women's sport.

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Women, sport and business: Media deals

The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.

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Women, sport and business: Merchandise

We explore why merchandise and sports wear are so important for women's sport.

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Women, sport and business: Betting

Is women's sport the next step for the gambling industry?

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Women, sport and business: Making NBA history

Cynt Marshall tells us how she became the CEO of the Dallas Mavericks.

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Business and conscription in Russia

How are Russian businesses coping as their employees are called up to fight in Ukraine?

• 17 mins

Who is Jack Ma?

Brian Wong, former special assistant to Mr Ma, on working at Alibaba and what lies ahead

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The return to burning wood

Demand for wood to burn to heat homes is growing - but is that a problem?

• 17 mins

China's Covid nightmare: Can Beijing bounce back?

As borders open, we ask how much of a turning point this is for the Chinese economy.

• 17 mins

Why is Nashville a magnet for entrepreneurs?

Samira Hussain finds out what makes the US city so attractive and how residents feel

• 17 mins

Tackling the global food crisis in 2023

How we can avert global famines in 2023? Find out why small hold farmers could be key

• 17 mins

Why does India have so many female pilots?

At 12.4% India has the highest percentage of female pilots in the world. We find out why

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The nappy problem

Nappies are one of the biggest contributors to plastic waste - we look the alternatives.

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Long Covid and work

We explore the impact long Covid is having on people's working lives.

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The resurgence of vinyl records

Demand for vinyl records is rising but how is the pressing industry coping with the rush?

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Cost of living: Transport

How is the cost of living crisis affecting our transport systems?

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Cost of living: Childcare

The cost of living crisis is pushing parents to the edge of their finances.

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Cost of living: Housing

Whether you’re renting or buying, your housing costs could be going up.

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Cost of living: Hospitality

Why, after surviving the pandemic, are hospitality businesses closing now?

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Cost of living: Dresden, Germany

How the rising cost of living is affecting people, prices and power supply in Dresden.

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The boss of Africa's biggest bank

Ecobank CEO Ade Ayeyemi says African governments should subsidise less and tax more

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The market for military memorabilia

The ethics of buying and selling military artefacts and replica uniforms

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My hijab, my way

We meet four women who make a living making, modelling, buying and selling hijabs.

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ASML: Inside Europe’s most valuable tech company

Tech giant ASML makes machines that print advanced microchips but who should have them?

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What is the cost of lower inflation?

We ask whether central banks are taking the right approach

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Getting into business: Mentoring

Can having a mentor make you more successful?

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Getting into business: Selling on social media

How selling on social media is leading to sky rocketing sales in Southeast Asia.

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Getting into business: Starting out

Business owners tell us what it’s been like to start-up since the pandemic.

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Getting into business: Start-up capital in Africa

Investment in African tech start-ups is growing 6 times faster than the global average

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Getting into business: Founding a billion dollar firm

How Aadit Palicha founded Zepto, a grocery delivery firm valued at over a billion dollars

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Big sporting event, very small town

We explore the costs and benefits to a small town of putting on a big sporting event.

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What does studying in the UK cost Africans?

We explore what some African students have to do to get a place to study in the UK.

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Nigeria's election and the economy

We explore the challenges facing Nigeria’s economy as it goes to the polls.

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Turkey earthquake: What is the future for young people?

We speak to students facing a difficult decision.

• 17 mins

Sweden leads green steel race

How a remote town in northern Sweden is racing to make the greenest steel on earth.

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Ukraine war: Economic fallout

A year since Russia invaded Ukraine, we examine the real state of the Russian economy.

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Ukraine war: Refugees starting again

We hear from three Ukrainian refugees rebuilding their lives and their businesses.

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Ukraine war: Refugees and resilience

Ukrainian refugees tell us about finding work and keeping their businesses going.

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Ukraine war: Preserving culture

How the art world is trying to keep Ukraine's cultural and artistic heritage alive

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The importance of handmade products

We explore why the market for real handmade products has surged in recent years.

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Syria: Starting a business in a warzone

The founder of Syria's first ride-sharing app tells us about starting his business.

• 17 mins

Unionising the US workforce

There has been a surge in the number of people voting to join a labour union.

• 17 mins

How Portugal is cycling to success

Portuguese bike manufacturers tell us why business is booming.

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A story of modern slavery in the UK

Ayo tells us about being trafficked from Nigeria into domestic slavery in the UK.

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