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Can you predict the outcome of a Brexit deal with a little logic and a bit of arithmetic? article icon

Science, Maths & Technology

Can you predict the outcome of a Brexit deal with a little logic and a bit of arithmetic?

Three short equations may help determine the likely outcome of Theresa May's dealings with the EU, believes Kalypso Nicolaïdis.

Article
5 mins
It's 1892, and the future's bright for gas lighting article icon

Money & Business

It's 1892, and the future's bright for gas lighting

The new electric lighting will never be more than a luxury product, stockholders in the Gas Light & Coke Company are reassured at the company's 1892 meeting.

Article
5 mins
Will India prove fertile ground for post-Brexit trade? article icon

Society, Politics & Law

Will India prove fertile ground for post-Brexit trade?

Brexit will change the shape of the United Kingdom's trade with the world. Can we count on historic ties with India to build success in their markets?

Article
5 mins
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Money & Business

Theo on... getting celebrity endorsements

How can you get a bit of glamour help your sales?

Audio
1 min
Do independent enterprises really matter? article icon

Money & Business

Do independent enterprises really matter?

Should we worry about smaller businesses and social enterprises being acquired by large corporations? Richard Blundel discusses the case for independence.  

Article
5 mins
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Money & Business

Liquidity management

In this free course you will focus on liquidity management, one of the fundamental aspects relating to risk management that has come under intense scrutiny in the past few years.

Free course
7 hrs
What is shareholder activism? article icon

Money & Business

What is shareholder activism?

Dr Henry Lahr discusses activist investors, who look for underperforming companies where they can buy a stake in the business then lobby for change.

Article
10 mins
First, they came for the Marmite... but what next as the pound falls? article icon

Money & Business

First, they came for the Marmite... but what next as the pound falls?

This week's short, sharp Marmite War between Tesco and Unilever might be the first of many such battles.

Article
5 mins
PY Gerbeau on the business of football article icon

Money & Business

PY Gerbeau on the business of football

The business of football discussed by PY Gerbeau, from the BBC/Open University's Rules of the Game.

Article
15 mins
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Money & Business

Theresanomics explained

Combining social justice concerns with social and economic conservatism, championing nostalgia and 'Britishness'—Dr Peter Bloom explains Theresanomics.

Article
5 mins
Will Brexit mean London loses its financial dominance? article icon

Money & Business

Will Brexit mean London loses its financial dominance?

The decision to leave Europe could, some worry, mean that London will cease to lead as a finance centre. No need to worry, says Simeon Djankov.

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5 mins
Do people really behave in a rational way? article icon

Money & Business

Do people really behave in a rational way?

Economics depends, in a large part, on individuals making and behaving in a rational way. We might be wrong about that, warns Nick Hanley.

Article
5 mins