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Business Matters: Has Wall Street beaten Washington? 13 Dec 14 Sat, 13 Dec 14 The US Senate is set to vote on a $1.1tn budget which includes the controversial repeal of bank controls drawn up in the wake of the financial crisis. We get the view from
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Business Matters: Australia reflects on deadly cafe siege 16 Dec 14 Tue, 16 Dec 14 Australia's Prime Minister offers the nation words of reassurance after a prolonged hostage siege ended with 3 people dead. We get the latest from the BBC's Jonathan H
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Business Matters: US Promises More Sanctions on Russia Wed, 17 Dec 14 Russians are trading a new currency in Moscow -but not of the monetary kind, it's the Apple iPad, as shoppers get rid of their increasingly worthless roubles. The White House promi
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Business Matters: Historic Thaw in US-Cuba Relations Thu, 18 Dec 14 As President Obama hails a 'new chapter' in it's relations with Cuba, we ask if this is this going to represent an economic rescue for the Communist-run island republic? We also get
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Business Matters: Sony Hack is US security Issue 19 Dec 14 Fri, 19 Dec 14 North Korea is suspected of the hacking episode that has forced Hollywood to dump a $44 million movie. The White House announces it is a matter of national security, but what c
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Business Matters: Obama openly Criticises Sony 20 Dec 14 Sat, 20 Dec 14 Was Sony wrong to cancel the release of 'The interview' following a cyber attack? President Obama certainly thinks so. The Franciscan religious order is famous for its vow of pov
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Business Matters: Nicaragua starts work on $50bn 'Gran Canal' 23 Dec 14 Tue, 23 Dec 14 Work stars on Nicaragua's $50bn alternative to the Panama Canal, but will it ever finish? We speak to the BBC's Arturo Wallace from the ground-breaking ceremony in
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Business Matters: US cinemas to screen The Interview 24 Dec 14 Wed, 24 Dec 14 The Interview will be screened in US cinemas, says Sony, just days after cancelling its release following a cyber attack and threats on cinema-goers. We ask a cinema owner
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Banks 26 Nov 14 Wed, 26 Nov 14 A new report says it will take a generation to change the bad culture within banks. Adam and Mickey hear about the huge amount of fines and complaints they've faced since the start of the financial crisis. The Institute
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Oil 27 Nov 14 Thu, 27 Nov 14 As the world's key oil producing nations gather in Vienna, we ask if the global oil price can continue its fall. The government is returning the East Coast railway line to the private sector: What will it mean for passeng
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Devolution Reaction 28 Nov 14 Fri, 28 Nov 14 We gauge business opinion to plans to devolve key tax and spending decisions from Westminster to Holyrood. Do you ever read the small print when you're signing up for things online? MPs say companies shoul
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Roads 01 Dec 14 Mon, 1 Dec 14 It's the week of the Autumn Statement when Chancellor George Osborne updates MPs on his tax and spending plans but the Government has already confirmed this morning that it will be spending ?15 billion upgrading the UK's
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05 Dec 14 : Oil and Small Business Saturday Fri, 5 Dec 14 Oil luminary Sir Ian Wood warns that unless investment is speeded up, the existence of the UK industry will be threatened. We speak to the Co-operative Food Group about their push to buy Briti
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EU finance ministers meet 8 Dec 14 Mon, 8 Dec 14 Protests against austerity have broken out in Italy and Greece this weekend ahead of an important meeting of European finance ministers. We look at just how much longer the eurozone can continue with a
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Risks of the Global Economy 9 Dec 14 Tue, 9 Dec 14 The price of oil is continuing to fall - now at a 5 year low - more than 40 percent lower than in June earlier this year. But is it all good news for companies across the globe? We'll assess the risk
