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Insider trading: Cracking down on white-collar crime

Conspiracies, whistle blowers and wire taps - these could be the ingredients of a best-selling novel. But they're also part of a very real crackdown on insider trading in the United States. Since the financial crisis, American authorities are taking an aggressive approach to cracking down on white-collar crime. It has led to several high-profile guilty verdicts and sentences. France 24 finds out more.

By Ali LAIDI / Emmanuel SAINT-MARTIN / Juliette IHLER MEYER / Markus KARLSSON
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Business & Intelligence: How to keep an eye on the competition
19/05/2012 - BEYOND BUSINESS

Business & Intelligence: How to keep an eye on the competition

How far can and should companies go to spy on their rivals? We hone in on the risks of businesses falling victim to industrial espionage, and what they can do to prevent it. Experts say small- and medium-sized companies in particular often overlook the threat.
Video games: the rise of the Middle East
06/05/2012 - BEYOND BUSINESS

Video games: the rise of the Middle East

In this edition we look at the world’s fastest-growing media business. The video games market is forecast to reach over $80 billion by 2015, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. American, European and Japanese games makers dominate the market, but Middle Eastern actors want a bigger share of the pie. For many of them it’s not only about money, but also about cultural influence.
Internet privacy
21/04/2012 - BEYOND BUSINESS

Internet privacy

Who can you trust in the internet era? At a time when social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are getting bigger and bigger, many of us are putting our intimate details online. In this edition of Beyond Business we look at how safe your personal life is on the internet.
Celebrity diplomacy: fad or phenomenon?
07/04/2012 - BEYOND BUSINESS

Celebrity diplomacy: fad or phenomenon?

George Clooney, Bono, Angelina Jolie... They are all part of a growing "celebrity" diplomatic corps. We might be prepared to change our favourite brand of shampoo because of a celebrity endorsement – but are decision makers really changing their policy thanks to stars? And more importantly, should they be doing so?
Qatar: gas-fuelled ambitions
24/03/2012 - BEYOND BUSINESS

Qatar: gas-fuelled ambitions

Qatar is not afraid to flex its diplomatic and financial muscles, and its arrival on the world stage has been extraordinary. Last year the emirate was picked to host the FIFA World Cup in 2022, and its political influence was seen to grow during the Arab uprisings. We take a look at what Qatar is trying to achieve and why.

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