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• Wall Street Update 27 Apr 11

  Wed, 27 Apr 11

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  In this special edition of our Wall Street Update: everything you always wanted to know about Ben Bernanke's press conference...

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• PlayStation Network hacking 27 Apr 11

  Wed, 27 Apr 11

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  The electronics giant Sony has become the latest victim of a hacking attack. We'll hear what this means for millions of users of the Sony PlayStation games console, who may have had their credit card details stolen. Shareholders in the British bank Barclays have been venting their anger at the pay of top executives. And the US central bank holds its first scheduled press conference in its 97 year history.

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• Wall Street Update 26 Apr 11

  Tue, 26 Apr 11

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  On Wednesday, the head of the US central bank Ben Bernanke will give his first live press conference after a meeting of the Fed's policy making committee. And ahead of that press conference markets in the US were buoyed by some pretty strong earnings. As we hear from Peter Jankovskis from brokers Oakbrook investments in Chicago.

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• Defending Italian interests 26 Apr 11

  Tue, 26 Apr 11

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  Italians are flying their flag for the dairy company Parmalat. We hear how Italy has done its best to try and fight off a takeover offer from the French dairy company Lactalis. Plus, one of britain's top banks, Barclays, is accused of helping drive world food prices higher. And a report says rich countries have been exporting their carbon emmissions to developing regions.

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• Wall Street Update 25 Apr 11

  Mon, 25 Apr 11

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  It's been a quiet day on Wall Street. But Chris Low tells us about a hectic week ahead.

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• Nintendo under pressure 25 Apr 11

  Mon, 25 Apr 11

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  With Nintendo's annual profits down 66%, the company needs to get its next games console onto the market as soon as possible. Plus, how two companies are cashing in on the British Royal Wedding.

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• Greece bailout - one year on 22 Apr 11

  Fri, 22 Apr 11

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  What's it like to live in Greece - one year after the country requested a massive financial bailout of its troubled economy? We hear how a year of wage cuts, delayed pensions and deteriorating public services may only have moved Greece closer to defaulting on its international loans. Also, the economic and financial arguments for and against a monarchy. With the British royal wedding only a week away, we pitch a monarchist against a republican. And, in the last of our series on niche TV stations, we look at how the Vatican broadcasts to the world.

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• Wall Street Update 21 Apr 11

  Thu, 21 Apr 11

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  All three of the main US share indexes ended higher on Thursday. Peter Jankovskis, director of research at Oakbrook Investments in Chicago, explains the factors that lifted US investor sentiment. Plus why the big rise in trade between China and Africa is putting pressure on many African companies.

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• DIY Food and nosey Iphones 21 Apr 11

  Thu, 21 Apr 11

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  Icecream with no fat and no calories could soon be a reality. The UK food regulator tells us he'll be watching companies closely if they want to make us eat nanotechnology. And Apple has been secretly making a file containing details of your every move.

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• Wall Street Update 20 Apr 11

  Wed, 20 Apr 11

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  The Dow Jones closed the day's trading at its highest level for almost three years. We ask Wayne Kaufman at John Thomas what is going on. Plus, the compensation payouts from the Gulf of Mexico spill, and is Colonel Gadaffi's government illegally importing petrol?

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