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BBC Marketplace Senior Producer

Stephen Ryan

Senior Producer, BBC World Service/Marketplace (in London)

Latest from Stephen Ryan

  • A British butcher serving up Thanksgiving favorites for 30 years

    Farmers in Paris, Dublin and Berlin protest saying their livelihoods are under threat. Why did South Koreans stop drinking Japanese beer? Britain’s appetite for America’s favorite holiday food is growing.

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  • What’s your Thanksgiving spread’s carbon footprint?
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    The White House puts conditions on its WTO support. Black Friday is the American consumer’s time to shine. Dinner ingredients and travel make Thanksgiving a very non-green holiday.

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  • Men work at a distribution station in the 855,000-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, New York.
    Johannes Eisle/AFP/Getty Images)

    “Phase one” of a trade deal with China is close to finished. Black Friday sales are expected to beat last year’s lackluster numbers. How Amazon can put a strain on government services.

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  • Cartoon: astronaut on the surface of the moon standing near a rocket ship.
    Tatiana Zhzhenova

    Zimbabwe’s health crisis worsens as more doctors strike. What Hong Kong protests mean for shops there. The European Space Agency could help fund another U.S. moon landing.

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  • Llama farmer Sarah McGovern prepares one her llamas, Jasmin, for a walk. Airbnb "experiences" guests can take a llama on a hike to a nearby creek.
    Sammy Caiola

    Airline food service workers protest low pay. Will consumer confidence continue to carry through the shopping season? Ranging from pig picnics to llama walks, Airbnb adds animals to their “experiences”.

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  • A worker looks along a train tunnel at the Canary Wharf Crossrail station in London in 2017.
    Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images

    Alibaba opens big in Hong Kong. New homes are becoming affordable again. Businesses along the U.K.’s massive, delayed Crossrail project are losing their patience.

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  • Customers and partners of Alibaba Group strike a gong during the company's listing ceremony at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
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    Alibaba lists in Hong Kong. A banking CEO steps down after huge money laundering scandal. Ireland’s Limerick cashes in on TV’s renaissance.

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  • The trade war’s fruit of discontent
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    How are consumers looking on Thanksgiving week? London blocks Uber. Black Friday could be the time to buy that new car. Cherry farmers want to level the playing field.

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  • It takes a village to fight Big Tobacco
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    Louis Vuitton buys Tiffany and Co. What do lower turkey prices mean for the average person? We look at the history of the anti-tobacco movement.

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  • Uber will not be granted a new licence to operate in London after repeated safety failures, Transport for London (TfL) has said.
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    Uber won’t be given a new license to operate in London. Louis Vuitton adds more bling to its portfolio. What the Elgin marbles mean for U.K. tourism.

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