http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/world_business_report.shtmlAnalysis of the day's big global business developments and how they affect consumers, investors and the environment. Every day, we ask the major questions. Are big corporations too powerful? Are prices too high? What gadgets are people buying? Hear company executives put on the spot. And you can catch up with the drama on Wall Street, with a daily report on the market's mood. Presenters Mike Johnson and Roger Hearing steer you through the complexities of the world of money.Analysis of the day's big global business developments and how they affect consumers, investors and the environment. Every day, we ask the major questions. Are big corporations too powerful? Are prices too high? What gadgets are people buying? Hear company executives put on the spot. And you can catch up with the drama on Wall Street, with a daily report on the market's mood. Presenters Mike Johnson and Roger Hearing steer you through the complexities of the world of money.BBC World ServiceBBCpodcast.support@bbc.co.uken-gb720http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/wbnews/assets/_300x300.jpghttp://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/world_business_report.shtml(C) BBC 2009Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:18:58 +0000Money, Markets, finance, Stock market report, Wall Street, environment, green issues, genetically modified food, trade, IMF, Treasury, business, biz, oil, energy, technologyMoney, Markets, finance, Stock market report, Wall Street, environment, green issues, genetically modified food, trade, IMF, Treasury, business, biz, oil, energy, technologynononadultReports suggest Microsoft is ready to pay Rupert Murdoch for an exclusive deal to carry news on the internet - is this the beginning of the end for free news online?Reports suggest Microsoft is ready to pay Rupert Murdoch for an exclusive deal to carry news on the internet - is this the beginning of the end for free news online?...Reports suggest Microsoft is ready to pay Rupert Murdoch for an exclusive deal to carry news on the internet - is this the beginning of the end for free news online?Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:14:00 +00008:59http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbnews/wbnews_20091123-2214.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbnews/wbnews_20091123-2214a.mp3BBC World ServiceAn American businessman who's banned from entering Russia, claims the authorities there refused medical treatment to his lawyer, who later died, because he refused to sign a false confession to fraud... Bill Browder, of Hermitage Capital, once Russia's leading foreign investor, has told the BBC that the country has turned into a "criminal state".An American businessman who's banned from entering Russia, claims the authorities there refused medical treatment to his lawyer, who later died, because he refused to sign a false confession to fraud... Bill Browder, of Hermitage Capital, once...An American businessman who's banned from entering Russia, claims the authorities there refused medical treatment to his lawyer, who later died, because he refused to sign a false confession to fraud... Bill Browder, of Hermitage Capital, once Russia's leading foreign investor, has told the BBC that the country has turned into a "criminal state".Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:48:00 +00008:58http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbnews/wbnews_20091122-2248.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbnews/wbnews_20091122-2248c.mp3BBC World ServiceOprah Winfrey is to end her show after 25 years. She was responsible for encouraging millions of people to read books and publishers are disappointed to be losing her valuable support.Oprah Winfrey is to end her show after 25 years. She was responsible for encouraging millions of people to read books and publishers are disappointed to be losing her valuable support....Oprah Winfrey is to end her show after 25 years. She was responsible for encouraging millions of people to read books and publishers are disappointed to be losing her valuable support.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:44:00 +00009:15http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbnews/wbnews_20091120-2144.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbnews/wbnews_20091120-2144a.mp3BBC World ServiceIn this edition... the growing controversy that's buffeting the Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs. And... is Twitter better than ice cream?In this edition... the growing controversy that's buffeting the Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs. And... is Twitter better than ice cream?...In this edition... the growing controversy that's buffeting the Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs. And... is Twitter better than ice cream?Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:30:00 +00009:30http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbnews/wbnews_20091119-2130.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbnews/wbnews_20091119-2130a.mp3BBC World ServiceSierra Leone appeals for investors to help their national recovery. Also, new concerns about credit card security as Spanish police alert thousands of Germans and Britons that their details could have been stolen.Sierra Leone appeals for investors to help their national recovery. Also, new concerns about credit card security as Spanish police alert thousands of Germans and Britons that their details could have been stolen....Sierra Leone appeals for investors to help their national recovery. Also, new concerns about credit card security as Spanish police alert thousands of Germans and Britons that their details could have been stolen.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:30:00 +00009:30http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbnews/wbnews_20091118-2130.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbnews/wbnews_20091118-2130c.mp3BBC World ServiceAn independent watchdog says regulators made serious mistakes in the way they handled the rescue of the American insurance company AIG. A former AIG executive says he agrees. And is inflation the next big threat for the world economy?An independent watchdog says regulators made serious mistakes in the way they handled the rescue of the American insurance company AIG. A former AIG executive says he agrees. And is inflation the next big threat for the world economy?...An independent watchdog says regulators made serious mistakes in the way they handled the rescue of the American insurance company AIG. A former AIG executive says he agrees. And is inflation the next big threat for the world economy?Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:20:00 +00009:29http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbnews/wbnews_20091117-2220.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbnews/wbnews_20091117-2220a.mp3BBC World Service