Names and News
The latest from the world of business

Office Blues
Kathrin Enke on the silly side of work

Business  English
Teaching experts give tips on how to practise what you've learned

Retailing
The unusual story of Wall Drug, an American family business in South Dakota

Head-to-Head
Should the government nationalize all banks?

Business Press
Comments from the world's media
Also: Behind the Headlines

Superstitions
Why some events supposedly bring you bad or good luck

Dialogue
Two experts in lifestyle services speak about their jobs

The View from Here
Jessica Aldred on Iceland's endless source of renewable energy 
Also: Country File

Presentations
Six things to avoid when giving presentations
Also: a language survival guide to pull out and keep

The Write Way
Correcting mistakes 

Say It in Style
Expressing regret

On the Line
How to give bad news on the phone

Meeting Point
Keeping control of international business meetings

Mentoring
Help from experienced colleagues

The Job Doctor 
Getting your boss to like you

Spirituality
Managers are turning to religion to find meaning in their lives

What I've Learned
Harriet Lamb

Business Basics
What is... core competence?

Executive Eye
Adrian Furnham on creative people

Pharmaceuticals
A new test for counterfeit drugs

Language Focus
Hydraulic systems

Innovations
New products developments

Technically Speaking
Inventions

Vocabulary: the Underground
Word Watch; Seen Recently
False Friends, Tricky Translations
Language Cards: pull out and practise
Vocabulary pull-out: key words to learn
Exercises: test your English
Grammar: uses of "would"
The Maine Event: an office dialogue
Authentic English: verbs of obligation and necessity
English for... higher education
English on the Move: getting to the airport
Legal English: competition law
Financial English: personal fraud