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10 things you need to know about the oil industry

We speak to a Commercial Trainer at BP to find out what you need to know, whether you're pursuing a graduate career at an oil firm or an investment bank

3 intelligent things to say about the Budget

3 intelligent things to say about... UKIP

The key points to make if you're trying to impress recruiters

3 intelligent things to say about... the EU

The key points to make if you're trying to impress recruiters

5 great reasons to spend six months of your training contract abroad

Ever thought about completing part of your training contract overseas? A top US law firm explains why it could prove to be a great move for your career

After Brexit and Trump, is ‘Italexit’ the next major shock to the global economy?

With Italy gearing up for its own referendum on December 4, we look at potential outcomes for Europe’s fourth-largest economy, and for the rest of Europe

Autumn Statement 2013: the main points and what it means for you

Hannah Langworth outlines the provisions that you need to know about

Brexit: 5 reasons to stay positive if you’re a graduate jobseeker

Following the unexpected EU referendum results we look at where there could be positive outcomes for graduate careers

Commercial awareness hot topic: war on tax havens

Will Hodges examines the chancellor's controversial new approach

Commercial awareness: 3 intelligent things to say about... the Autumn Statement

Some key points to make if you're trying to impress recruiters

Commercial awareness: 3 intelligent things to say about... the NHS

The key points to make if you're trying to impress recruiters

Commercial awareness: US ends QE

A look at this important economic and political decision from the Federal Reserve

Commercial awareness: banking competition investigation

Our banker, lawyer, accountant and consultant consider the latest banking controversy

Commercial awareness: think like a professional about... Black Friday

Our banker, lawyer, accountant and consultant consider this new retail phenomenon

Commercial awareness: think like a professional about... L'Oréal

Our banker, lawyer, consultant and accountant consider Nestlé's sale of part of its stake in the French beauty conglomerate

Commercial awareness: think like a professional about... UK opens to Romanians and Bulgarians

Insights from The Gateway

Commercial awareness: think like a professional about... energy price freeze

Our banker, lawyer, accountant and consultant take a look at Labour's surprise new policy

Election economics

Who will win the US election and what will it mean for the world's largest economy? Head of Economic Research at Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International Brendan Brown gives Lucy Mair the lowdown

Europe: the final countdown

Finbarr Bermingham hears from two economists at Nomura about prospects for Europe's troubled economies

Explaining.. fair trade

Finbarr Thomas examines the concept and asks if it's as ethical as we'd like to think

Explaining... free trade agreements

Finbarr Thomas looks at whether there's such a thing as free trade, and why it has so many opponents

Explaining... pensions

Will Hodges explains why having a pension is important and examines how countries around the world are dealing with the effects of an ageing population

Explaining... trade sanctions

Insights from The Gateway

Five big issues in finance

Finbarr Bermingham outlines some hot topics in banking

Four hot topics in finance

Our guide to the changes affecting the UK's economic landscape in 2013

High street wars: it’s shopping, but not as we know it

With their market share being devoured by independent stores and online retailers, we look at how larger high street chains are fighting back.

Italians hope for better in 2014

Insights from The Gateway

Mining – back from the depths

After hitting rock bottom not so long ago, we examine how global metals producers are slowly finding their way back

Pain in the Czech Republic

Will Hodges reports from a country struggling to keep its changing economy growing

Poundland Girl: human rights crusader or ungrateful graduate?

Will Hodges reports on the future of the government's controversial back-to-work schemes

Sochi 2014: the view from Moscow

Finbarr Thomas reports from the Russian capital as the Winter Olympics get underway

Tax: Avoidance, Evasion and the Corporate Loopholes

Faith Clarke examines the growing global issue of tax avoidance, and what the world’s governments are – or aren’t – doing to put a stop to it

The MINTs: a breath of fresh air

Will Hodges explains why these four MINT countries are being tipped to boost the global economy

The eurozone in 2012

Lucy Mair speaks to Bank of America Merrill Lynch Head of Developed European Economics, Laurence Boone, to find out what's in store for the eurozone in the year ahead

Ukrainians protest in the City

Businesspeople from the beseiged eastern European nation are speaking out against Russia in London, reports Finbarr Thomas

What 2014 has in store for investors

BlackRock's chief investment strategist tells Craig O'Callaghan how political and economic events affect the asset management firm's work

What's the economic impact of hosting the Olympic Games?

As the games come to a close in Rio, what’s the economic value for the host country?

Why students should fear a Trump presidency (and why they shouldn't)

With news of Donald Trump’s shock election victory still reverberating around the world we examine what a Trump presidency means for students and graduates

World Cup 2014: a balls-up for the Brazilian economy

Will Hodges explains what's gone wrong with the host's preparations for kick-off