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Stephen Ryan

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

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  • Swiss food giant Nestle CEO Ulf Mark Schneider addresses the annual general shareholders meeting on April 11, 2019 in Lausanne.
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    Markets react as the UK and EU agree to a new Brexit deal. Barcelona deals with violent protests over a desire for Catalonian independence. Nestlé is flush with cash after a multi-year restructuring. Hydroelectric power isn’t as clean as you’d think.

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  • These aren’t the droids you’re working for
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    Consumers might not be able to prop up the U.S. economy anymore. Workplace AI is less robot takeover than it is clerical. NBA players fight mental health stigma.

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  • The LGBTQ community is fertile ground
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    The House scrutinizes Hong Kong’s human rights. Netflix is finding ways to compete with a slew of new streaming services. The fertility industry is catering to the LGBTQ community.

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  • A pro-democracy lawmaker holds up a placard in protest as Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam prepares to give her annual policy address.

    Carrie Lam gave her annual policy address by video after some lawmakers disrupted the city’s parliament. Huawei looks to India as part of its 5G network expansion. A look at the black market for sand.

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  • A view of downtown Atlanta, Georgia.
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    The IMF is pessimistic about global growth. Business schools warn Trump about a future dearth high-skilled work visas. Atlanta is struggling to keep its historic downtown core vibrant.

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  • A professor says she thinks that the gender wage gap can partially be due to assumptions managers may have about what kinds of rewards male and female employees may value.
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    It’s bank earnings time. Softbank tries to make WeWork work. Women’s climb up the corporate ladder gets stalled on the first rung.

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  • A woman poses for a photograph with Turkish Lira currency on Aug. 13, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey.The lira hit another record low overnight forcing Turkey's Central Bank to act to curb the lira's collapse however the action was not enough to subdue investors fears over the countries financial crisis. 
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    U.S. sanctions on Turkey have had a limited impact. Cellphone users in Kashmir get service back after a 70-day suspension. A Nobel Prize-winning economist explains her work.

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  • "The Skeleton" participates in a runway show for the premiere of Fox's "The Masked Singer" Season 2 at The Bazaar at the SLS Hotel Beverly Hills on September 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
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    China is cautiously optimistic about a deal on U.S. produce. A global slowdown is top of mind for the IMF and World Bank. Gauging the success of a TV show through ad prices.

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  • Bahamian students at Florida Memorial University joined together for a prayer service after Hurricane Dorian.
    Nadege Green

    The newest Nobel laureates focus on global poverty. The IMF and World Bank warn about a world economic slowdown. Helping Bahamian students after Dorian.

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  • QUITO, ECUADOR - OCTOBER 13: Demonstrators clash with police officers during indigenous protests outside the Comptroller's Building before a first meeting of CONAIE and the Ecuadorian Government to resolve the crisis on October 13, 2019 in Quito, Ecuador. The Episcopal Ecuadorian Conference and the Ecuadorian UN System intervined to organize the first meeting between Indigenous Movements and the Ecuadorian Movement to resolve the current crisis. Dialogue comes after 10 days of violent protests that resulted in 5 dead. Demostrations began as attempt to repeal the government's measure to end a four-decade fuel subsidy. (Photo by Jorge Ivan Castaneira Jaramillo/Getty Images)

    Following protests, Ecuador’s government has reintroduced fuel subsidies. Japan’s Softbank is reported to be seeking control of office space company WeWork. The challenges in India to widespread use of electric cars.

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