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This Week (8/24)
2500 Dollar Driving
This year Indian Automaker TATA announced plans to produce the world's cheapest car, the Nano. It is expected to hit the roads in September and will cost only $2,500. But the business model relies on massive sales, and with oil sitting at record prices, is motoring for the masses really the best road ahead?
This year Indian Automaker TATA announced plans to produce the world's cheapest car, the Nano. It is expected to hit the roads in September and will cost only $2,500. But the business model relies on massive sales, and with oil sitting at record prices, is motoring for the masses really the best road ahead?
European Exodus
Romania has one of the highest economic growth rates in Europe. But that could soon come to a shuddering halt. Since joining the EU around 10 percent of the population has left to find better paying jobs elsewhere. Romania is now facing a critical labour shortage and is looking to Asia to fill the vacuum.
Romania has one of the highest economic growth rates in Europe. But that could soon come to a shuddering halt. Since joining the EU around 10 percent of the population has left to find better paying jobs elsewhere. Romania is now facing a critical labour shortage and is looking to Asia to fill the vacuum.
Pressing Issues
London has one of the most competitive newspaper markets in the world, but traditional publications are seeing increasing competition from free papers. Some accuse them of dumbing down the market, while others believe they're an environmental curse, but more continue to appear. But how long can the free papers survive, and just what sort of quality can you expect from something with no cover price?
London has one of the most competitive newspaper markets in the world, but traditional publications are seeing increasing competition from free papers. Some accuse them of dumbing down the market, while others believe they're an environmental curse, but more continue to appear. But how long can the free papers survive, and just what sort of quality can you expect from something with no cover price?
Full Steam Ahead
Iceland heats nearly all its homes and generates a quarter of its electricity from geothermal energy. Perhaps unsurprisingly the country is one of the world leaders in geothermal technology. Now the country is selling that expertise abroad, and one of the key markets is the United States.
Iceland heats nearly all its homes and generates a quarter of its electricity from geothermal energy. Perhaps unsurprisingly the country is one of the world leaders in geothermal technology. Now the country is selling that expertise abroad, and one of the key markets is the United States.
Business of Sport: On the Ropes
Sumo is Japan's most recognizable sport and it is played professionally only in the land of its birth. But these days Japanese traditional wrestling seems to be on the ropes. A slew of scandals, including the hazing death of a young recruit last summer and allegations of match fixing, have tarnished sumo's reputation. And now there is a severe shortage of Japanese recruits.
Sumo is Japan's most recognizable sport and it is played professionally only in the land of its birth. But these days Japanese traditional wrestling seems to be on the ropes. A slew of scandals, including the hazing death of a young recruit last summer and allegations of match fixing, have tarnished sumo's reputation. And now there is a severe shortage of Japanese recruits.
Coming Soon (8/31)
Nearly three quarters of Iran's population is under the age of 30. The younger generation has a new attitude to business and making money, but feels frustrated by Iran's isolation from the international community. This has prompted a mass brain drain with 150,000 young people leaving the country every year.
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World Business
World Business takes a fast-paced look at the complex and ever-changing global marketplace. The lively and informative weekly series offers in-depth analysis of the emerging business trends, from fashions in India to the Olympics in China to recent Silicon Valley discoveries. Anchored by John Defterios, World Business highlights the latest developments in technology, media, entertainment, and sports, and includes timely interviews with world leaders, innovators, opinion makers, and trendsetters. Each episode contains five diverse segments: "Cover Story," a timely, high-impact and globally relevant business feature investigating a major business story from around the globe; "One on One," an interview with those responsible for changing the world of business and finance; "Tech Watch," an in-depth examination of technology's role in changing lives and revolutionizing the business world; "The Business of Sport," a look at the money, advertising campaigns, and sponsorship deals behind the world's international sporting events; and "Pop Business," a populist approach to entertainment-related business news, including celebrity stock exchanges.
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