The Business of Body Curves

Designers and retailers have long thought of the plus size market as high-risk.

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The Skin Business

Skincare is a multi-billion-dollar industry. But do skincare products really work?

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What's Up with Whatsapp?

The popular chat app is accused of spreading malicious rumours in India and Uganda

• 17 mins

Welcome to Nicaragua

How is political turmoil hitting tourism and the economy, and where will it all end?

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Africans not Welcome

Hotels in the Chinese city of Guangzhou have apparently banned African guests

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Could Pattern Discovery Change Big Data?

A new firm claims its software could shake up the worlds of business and medical research

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India's Tea Crisis

There's trouble brewing in India's tea industry.

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Stars, Shirts and Sponsors

How are elite football clubs able to raise so much money to spend on the top players?

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Has Mining Cleaned Up its Act?

Why does mining in the developing world still spark violent protests?

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Wildfires: The Growing Menace

How can we tackle the issue of forests burning like never before?

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Tackling Africa's Land Rights

Could the tide by turning for one of the continent's trickiest issues - land rights?

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Trading Ancient Bones

The business of trading dinosaur bones and woolly mammoth ivory.

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The Power of Brand Vegan

How the growth in veganism has become big business

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Adapting To Climate Change

What can economies do to plan for climate change?

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Supermarket Archaeology

What can soap boxes, sweet wrappers and tin cans tell us about our shopping history?

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The Lives of Working Animals

The important work of animals around the world, and how we benefit from it.

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The Trouble with Tourists

Should cities be worried about 'overtourism'?

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What's Stopping a Brexit Deal?

A look at the current red lines in the negotiations on the UK and EU side.

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The Business of Conspiracy Theories

What is the business model that is fuelling the rise of conspiracy websites?

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Handmade By Hipsters

Why having a back story is key to selling to millennials

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Why Do So Few Women Work in India?

Only 27% of women in India are in paid work, and participation rates are dropping. Why?

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Bodyguards: Up Close and Personal

What does it take to be a close protection operative?

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Trolling for Cash

How our urge to seek outrage means big business

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Are MBAs Worth It?

Weighing up the pros and cons of business school qualifications

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Is Zimbabwe Open for Business?

We explore the challenges President Mnangagwa faces in reviving an ailing economy

• 17 mins

Former UBS Trader Faces Deportation

Kewku Adoboli's fraud conviction could mean he is sent to Ghana, where he left aged four

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Why Does Bollywood Want More Europeans?

A growing number of western, mostly female actors are winning parts in Bollywood films

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The Rise of the Chinese Tourist

Chinese travellers make up the largest travel market in the world and it's still growing

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Looking Back at Lehmans

Ed Butler talks to historian Adam Tooze about the legacy of the 2008 financial crisis.

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Traumatised by the Great Recession

How the psychological scars of the financial crisis could stay with us for decades.

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