This episode of Business Weekly is not available due to Members of the National Union of Journalists at the BBC, taking part in a two-day strike in a dispute over proposed changes to the pension plan.

The inside story of the geeks who bet against Wall Street and the US sub-prime market. Why award winning bosses can lose the plot. Plus: test driving an electric car designed for the mass market. Show more

Business Weekly speaks to the President of Ukraine, and asks if corruption reaches the government. Plus: Germany may be a successful economy, but why does it have so few women chief executives? Show more

Unemployment in Egypt: Mubarak has gone, but economic problems remain. We hear from our reporter in Cairo. Plus, is Hollywood doomed? What's the view of the man who discovered Martin Scorsese? Show more

Can China keep growing while protecting the environment? And, we hear details of a violent attack on a ship, and ask if piracy is out of control. Plus, how your boss could be spying on you at work. Show more

Could the nuclear disaster in Japan lead to another oil shock? Plus hedge fund manager Jim Chanos on US states facing possible bankruptcy. And the joys of working from home, in your pyjamas. Show more

As western forces bomb Libya, we explore the financial cost of war. Plus we hear from Tokyo's business community after the quake. And Justin Rowlatt meets hopeful future homeowners in Beijing. Show more

Is China's economy still overheating? Should governments try to protect consumers against rises in food and fuel prices? Does private equity work? And are too many workers speaking from a script? Show more

Business Weekly looks at growth in Africa, food in Mexico, shipping in the Arctic and banks in Europe. From climate change to the tortilla riots: can crisis and opportunity go hand in hand?

What's the future course of the world economy in 2011? Plus, why are crippling working hours an essential part of China's economic miracle? Show more

Can entrepreneurs boost the world economy in 2011? Plus, we follow a film-maker's journey to Zambia, to search for the goat he bought as an 'ethical present'. Show more

Birmingham, Alabama, is one American county staring bankruptcy in the face - because Wall Street helped it finance a sewer system.

Plus: why has Calcutta become India's city of strikes? Show more

All the week's big Business news from the BBC.

All the week's big Business news from the BBC.

All the week's big Business news from the BBC.

The troubles of the Spanish economy, the troubles of African corruption. And the troubles of the Middle East - except that the Palestinian stock market is booming. What's going on? Show more

Will America label China as a currency manipulator? Plus, a new law in Zimbabwe aims to redistribute property - Is it fair? And is it economically wise? Show more

Hear Google's views on how the wordsmiths in newspapers can survive. How do poets read capitalism? How not to forget words. Plus: should a company be president of the United States? Show more

Money and happiness: meet a train driver who's whistled through life with a smile; and look at Tiger Woods who is extremely well paid for playing a game - but has found happiness to be elusive. Show more

A devaluation of the Yuan - is the Chinese government close? Plus, will Japan ever get over deflation? And how about a dream job in Antarctica? Show more