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BBC Marketplace Senior Producer

Stephen Ryan

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

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  • Chipotle restaurant workers fill orders for customers on the day that the company announced it will only use non-GMO ingredients in its food on April 27, 2015 in Miami, Florida.
    Joe Raedle/Getty Images

    Exxon Mobil is on trial over their climate change double-speak. Fur is out at Macy’s. Chipotle is back on track thanks to avocados and millennials. Half the world’s banks might not survive a global downturn.

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  • Demonstrators display flags and banners during a protest against President Sebastian Piñera in Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Marcelo Hernandez/Getty Images)

    Canada’s Justin Trudeau secures a narrow election victory. Inequality and lack of opportunity have divided some countries, but what unites the protesters?

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  • Chef Solène Gallard at Refettorio.
    John Laurenson

    The trade war hits the latest corporate earnings. New Jersey debuts the “American Dream” mega-mall. French startups are on the front lines of the fight against food waste.

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  • Retail therapy with a side of fries

    What’s the cost of the opioid crisis to the economy? We’ve gone from Bitcoin to “stable coins.” Brick-and-mortar retailers turn to food to attract customers.

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  • Oct 21, 2019

    Brexit déjà vu

    European flags are seen fluttering outside the British Houses of Parliament in Westminster. (Photo: Getty Images)

    Britain tries to leave the EU… again. Why government reforms may not quell protests in Lebanon. Australia is looking for its next generation of entrepreneurs.

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  • A sign is seen near an entrance to the Trump National Doral golf resort owned by U.S. President Donald Trump's company on October 17, 2019 in Doral, Florida.
    Joe Raedle/Getty Images

    The next G7 Summit will be held at President Trump’s Doral resort, sparking more emoluments chatter? China’s lowered GDP numbers could have global implications. Disney teams up with TenCent on a new “Star Wars” novel.

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  • Want to save the bees? Buy organic.
    Wolfgang Kumm/AFP/Getty Images

    US tariffs on European products like Scotch and cheese kick in. Saudi Arabia’s $2-trillion oil IPO is put on hold. A Facebook founder lobbies for Big Tech to be broken up. Organic farming helps bees survive.

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  • Lebanon rocked by protests over WhatsApp tax
    JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images

    Lebanon faces the largest demonstrations in years over a worsening economic crisis. U.S. tariffs on Scotch whisky and cashmere come into effect. China’s days of double digit growth are probably over. 

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  • Venture capital is no longer where the green tech grows
    GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images

    Investors are cautiously optimistic about a tentative Brexit deal. China’s growth hits a 30-year low. VCs are turning away from green tech.

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  • © Virgin Galactic 2019
    © Virgin Galactic 2019

    The UK and EU reach a Brexit deal.. sort of. Under Armour teams up with Virgin Galactic to make spacesuits for private astronauts. A Cincinnati community center helps residents achieve homeownership.

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