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This Week (11/23)
The Road Ahead
On November the 4th the US went to the polls and decisively elected Barack Obama as the 44th president of America. However with the county's economy in tatters, recession looming, and thousands of US troops still in Iraq and Afghanistan, the road ahead will indeed be steep. Expectations are high, so how will he fare taking on one of the toughest jobs in the world at a tough time?
On November the 4th the US went to the polls and decisively elected Barack Obama as the 44th president of America. However with the county's economy in tatters, recession looming, and thousands of US troops still in Iraq and Afghanistan, the road ahead will indeed be steep. Expectations are high, so how will he fare taking on one of the toughest jobs in the world at a tough time?
Spats and Splits
In South Africa the government is in turmoil. Outraged by the ousting of Thabo Mbeki as the nation's president in September, several high profile members of the country's ruling African National Congress have led a breakaway from the party and hope to challenge its overwhelming public support in next year's elections.
In South Africa the government is in turmoil. Outraged by the ousting of Thabo Mbeki as the nation's president in September, several high profile members of the country's ruling African National Congress have led a breakaway from the party and hope to challenge its overwhelming public support in next year's elections.
The Right Connections
The image of Azerbaijan as a creaky ex-Soviet state rich in oil and gas is long gone. In recent years the country's economy has been growing at an astonishing rate buoyed by revenue from petro dollars. Now the government wants to diversify and is using that income to create a major IT hub.
The image of Azerbaijan as a creaky ex-Soviet state rich in oil and gas is long gone. In recent years the country's economy has been growing at an astonishing rate buoyed by revenue from petro dollars. Now the government wants to diversify and is using that income to create a major IT hub.
Current Demand
With cheap petrol at the pumps over the last decade, public demand for electric cars have been low, but recently enthusiasm has picked up. Developing a mass market electric vehicle has become the industry's hottest contest while others are focusing on the infrastructure needed to keep these vehicles on the road.
With cheap petrol at the pumps over the last decade, public demand for electric cars have been low, but recently enthusiasm has picked up. Developing a mass market electric vehicle has become the industry's hottest contest while others are focusing on the infrastructure needed to keep these vehicles on the road.
Business of Sport: Downhill Demand?
Skiing and snowboarding face a difficult winter as the economic climate threatens to cloud the mountain horizon. The sports are looking at new ways to market to reluctant consumers, so what will the effects of a credit crunch be on our favourite winter pastimes?
Skiing and snowboarding face a difficult winter as the economic climate threatens to cloud the mountain horizon. The sports are looking at new ways to market to reluctant consumers, so what will the effects of a credit crunch be on our favourite winter pastimes?
Coming Soon (11/30)
Next week World Business is on the road. We will be bringing you a special show from the Businessweek European Leadership Forum in London, looking at the need for new regulation and integration of the world's financial systems.
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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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