Luxury lull
Luxury goods group Richemont has seen sales improve in the US but not enough to counter a clampdown on gift giving in China. Lex's Nikki Tait and Julia Grindell on the tougher trading environment for luxury. For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video
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Ambitious Turkey
With President Barack Obama due to meet Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the FT's Daniel Dombey reports from Istanbul on the Turkish prime minister's decade long record, his grand ambitions and his vocal detractors. For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video
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Water security threatens China
China's water resources are running scarce. Farming and other human activities are turning large parts of the country into deserts and forcing residents to migrate. The FT's Leslie Hook reports from Gansu province
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Container shipping the world in a box
Containers transporting everything from shoes to aerospace parts make over 200m journeys a year by ship, truck and train. In the second video in the FT's 50 Best Business Ideas series, David Pilling, Asia Editor, explains why standardised containers revolutionised world trade by minimising transport costs For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video
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Amazon workers down tools
Staff at three of Amazon's logistics centres in Germany have gone on strike, as the trade union Verdi calls for more pay for the company's staff in the country. 850 workers had joined the picket lines by lunchtime, with more expected to join them later in the day. James Wilson, the FT's Frankfurt correspondent, reports on the causes of the industrial action, and the implications for the US retailer.
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Obama warns IRS on tax targeting
President Barack Obama says it would be "outrageous" if Internal Revenue Service staff targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny, saying anyone found to have done so must be held fully accountable. For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video
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Alternative credit on the rise
With complaints about the UK's five biggest banks on the rise, Elaine Moore reports on the rise of the alternative credit sector, from peer-to-peer lenders to payday loans and credit unions. For more personal finance stories, visit http://www.ft.com/personal-finance
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EBRD examines SME funding
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development plans to review the funding it directs towards SMEs says its president, Suma Chakrabarti.
Racing’s future track
The new Formula E championship, which launches in September 2014 in London, will answer many of the key questions about the sustainability of Formula One.