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America on the road to perdition

James Doran

28th October, 2008

James Doran drives from Wall Street to Detroit to discover how the American Dream turned into a nightmare

America on the road to perdition

James Doran

28th October, 2008

James Doran drives from Wall Street to Detroit to discover how the American Dream turned into a nightmare

Curing the world’s ills

Edie Lush

28th October, 2008

Edie Lush says UK biotech and medical research is world-class, but that start-ups face a challenge to raise capital and must think global from the start

The drug formula that didn’t work

Matthew Lynn

28th October, 2008

Matthew Lynn says the mega-mergers that reshaped the global pharmaceutical industry over the past decade have delivered little of what they promised

A bitter pill to swallow

Katrina Manson

28th October, 2008

The counterfeit drugs industry has a devastating effect on poor African countries. Katrina Manson reports from Sierra Leone on the investment initiatives helping to improve supplies of safe drugs

Shot in the arm for safety

Laura Staples

28th October, 2008

UK entrepreneur Marc Koska is selling his unique auto-disable syringes around the world to make injections safer, says Laura Staples

Thirst is a threat – and a business opportunity

Elliot Wilson

30th September, 2008

Elliot Wilson says that scarcity of clean water will soon be as big an economic issue as scarcity of carbon fuel, and explores how global corporations such as Coca-Cola are addressing it

Unloved but worth holding

Alex Brummer

30th September, 2008

Consumers may be irritated by the performance of water utilities, says Alex Brummer, but their solidity and growth potential make them sound investments

Science of supply and demand

Janice Warman

30th September, 2008

Janice Warman talks to British entrepreneurs who are developing innovative solutions to address water shortages around the world and reduce water consumption at home

Opening the tap of private capital

Katrina Manson

30th September, 2008

Katrina Manson looks at the mixed record of international companies in projects to improve water supply for some of the world’s poorest countries

Bankers behaving badly: the politicians’ view

Martin Vander Weyer

30th September, 2008

Martin Vander Weyer talks to Conservative shadow business minister Alan Duncan and LibDem deputy leader Vince Cable about City excess – and whether more intrusive regulation is the only cure

Putting the brakes on the gravy train

Lisa Buckingham

2nd October, 2008

Stratospheric bonuses have fuelled excessive City risk-taking, but the remedy lies firmly in the hands of institutional shareholders as well as regulators

If we can’t afford oil...

Andrew Kenny

2nd September, 2008

Andrew Kenny debunks the myth that nuclear power is inherently dangerous or bad for the environment – and hails a surge of new nuclear construction around the world

Absolutely sold on the nuclear option

Martin Vander Weyer

2nd September, 2008

Martin Vander Weyer talks to John Hutton, the cabinet minister who is determined to make it possible for private investors to build a new generation of British nuclear power stations

The fuel that makes food more expensive

Matthew Lynn

2nd September, 2008

Matthew Lynn says the push for biofuels makes governments look greener – but the environmental benefit is uncertain and the impact on food prices has been disastrous

The Treasury Gordon left behind can’t wait to see Labour lose power

Fraser Nelson

2nd September, 2008

Her Majesty’s Treasury used to offer a proud career path for Britain’s most brilliant public servants, yet now it is chided for lax standards by international bodies; no wonder morale is at rock bottom

Torrid times for retailers

Judi Bevan

2nd September, 2008

Judi Bevan surveys Britain’s high street and online shopping scene and pinpoints potential winners and losers from the current economic downturn

Schools for whizzkids

Edie G. Lush

2nd September, 2008

Edie G. Lush asks whether the skills of starting and running your own successful business can be taught in the classroom or only acquired through real-life experience

Waking the dragon

Johnny Reed

3rd September, 2008

China’s growth has been meteoric and the development of its economy impressive. But, asks Johnny Reed, is there money to be made by the eager investor?

Survival strategy: stay lean and focus on the business customer

Matthew Lynn

1st July, 2008

British Airways Matthew Lynn says Willie Walsh faces sky-high fuel costs and green taxes as well as aggressive competitors and inadequate airports. But the wily Irishman could still emerge as BA’s best leader yet

A surprisingly sunny scenario

Martin Vander Weyer

1st July, 2008

Martin Vander Weyer finds CBI chief Richard Lambert in an unexpectedly upbeat mood, despite threats to British business from the credit crunch and a dangerous surge in inflation