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In the Balance

The biggest financial stories and why they matter to us all.

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Is Inherited Wealth a Curse?

Is Inherited Wealth a Curse?

Does passing down large amounts of money within families drive the gap between rich and poor even wider? It seems that ... Read more

9 Sep 2017

26mins

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Prenups

Prenups

Would you sign a divorce contract before you got married? Should you? They’re often seen as unnecessary, unromantic, and... Read more

1 Sep 2018

26mins

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IMF: Fit for the Future?

IMF: Fit for the Future?

Set up in the 1940s to ensure the world never again faced catastrophic economic recession, the International Monetary Fu... Read more

8 Feb 2016

26mins

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When to retire

When to retire

At a time when we’re living longer, healthier lives should we do away with the notion of retirement and just keep on wor... Read more

16 Nov 2019

27mins

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Kilkenomics – is Europe broken?

Kilkenomics – is Europe broken?

The EU has a new parliament, new leadership, but the same old problems; Brexit, political populism and an economic slowd... Read more

9 Nov 2019

26mins

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Outsmarting AI

Outsmarting AI

Some of the world’s top thinkers on artificial intelligence discuss the threats intelligent machines might pose to human... Read more

2 Nov 2019

26mins

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Millennium Development Goals: Judgement Day

Millennium Development Goals: Judgement Day

To what extent have the Millennium Development Goals helped to eradicate global poverty and improved things for the worl... Read more

10 Feb 2016

26mins

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Money and Me

Money and Me

Ask yourself honestly, how closely have you examined your emotional relationship with money? Or is it all a bit too awkw... Read more

5 Jan 2019

27mins

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The Price of Pills

The Price of Pills

Drug firms are coming under fire from the US, Europe and China over the cost of some of their products. But is it simply... Read more

22 Sep 2018

26mins

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Artificial Intelligence - Friend or Foe?

Artificial Intelligence - Friend or Foe?

The development of Artificial Intelligence is being seen as one of the biggest threats to jobs this century. Yet it's a ... Read more

23 Sep 2017

26mins

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Does the office have a future?

Does the office have a future?

Thanks to technology, these days it’s possible to work almost anywhere. You can log on from your kitchen table, in a tre... Read more

3 Aug 2019

26mins

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The Juggle

The Juggle

How do you juggle the demands of a job and a family? Is there a stress-free and guilt-free way of giving adequate attent... Read more

29 Sep 2018

26mins

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Universal Basic Income: Has its Time Come?

Universal Basic Income: Has its Time Come?

It is an idea that has been around for hundreds of years - to give everyone in society a regular chunk of money that is ... Read more

19 Nov 2016

26mins

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Starting from scratch

Starting from scratch

What's the best strategy for starting a business from nothing? What if you have to start over - either in a new country... Read more

17 Aug 2019

26mins

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How China Curbs Online Gaming

How China Curbs Online Gaming

Online gaming and e-sports are huge industries, but there are concerns about over-use and addiction and the way gaming t... Read more

30 Mar 2019

26mins

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Brexit: Planning in Uncertain Times

Brexit: Planning in Uncertain Times

The UK parliament has rejected the Brexit deal struck between the government and the European Union. As the clock ticks ... Read more

19 Jan 2019

26mins

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The Lehman Legacy

The Lehman Legacy

In this special edition we hear personal stories from the Great Recession and ask who has paid the highest price.From mo... Read more

15 Sep 2018

48mins

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The Five Generation Workplace

The Five Generation Workplace

Very soon, for the first time in modern history, five generations will be working side by side. Baby boomers, traditiona... Read more

30 Sep 2017

26mins

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Can You Disaster-Proof an Economy?

Can You Disaster-Proof an Economy?

What lessons should we learn from the damage hurricane Irma has inflicted on Florida and the Caribbean, the flooding hur... Read more

16 Sep 2017

26mins

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Innovators - Female Entrepreneurs

Innovators - Female Entrepreneurs

Could starting up a business be the best way into work for more women across South Asia? Shivaani Kohok asks why only o... Read more

28 Oct 2017

26mins

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