China, India, Investing and new work patterns.

This great big headline news this week is still China. This page is a good overview of developments, full of all the stories you need to understand the China crisis. This article in particular analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the Chinese economies. In contrast, this Article look at the big picture and how the Chinese slowdown is affecting the global economy. In better news Oil prices have rallied and had their biggest rise since December 2008. The India Food Watchdog is tightening standards in news that has alarmed corporations.

Gloomy news for those of us entering the work place - Young people are staying in jobs longer as the path to promotion is often blocked and may have a lifetime effect on earning potential. Finally two special pieces: one on investing and one on why commodities have crashed.

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Greece, China, Following a Topic and more!

This has been a week with lots of big news culminating in Tsipras' decision to resign and call a snap election, what impact this may have on the bailout remains to be seen. I just want to highlight the 'Topics' page on the FT.com which aggregates articles on current topics which is really useful to looking into a topic in more depth and, given the instability in China, I would also like to highlight the Topic page on Chinese Trade. In interesting news there has been a growth of demand for hard cash as the world worries about financial instability. Shell has been given the go-ahead to drill in the Artic to the horror of environmentalists. This article looks at digital fairness against the desires of large entities like Facebook to own most of the web. Finally a video on Lindt success in a very difficult chocolate market.

Google become Alphabet and Special Reports on Emerging Markets & Africa.

Lots and lots of exciting Business news the week, firstly Google is restructuring into a new company called Alphabet which is a radical restructure of the giant company and, as the FT.com points out, might lead to greater transparency as to how the company operates. In other big Business news, Warren Buffett has struck the largest deal of his very successful life and for those who would like to put that deal in the context of Buffett's career - here is an overview of his life. In other more niche news, Microbreweries are flourishing as pubs decline, and soon you will be able to research trends like this with our new databases - Mintel. Watch this space for further news!

In energy news, Ministers in the UK now have the power to force through permission for fracking where local councils are thought to be dragging their heels. Though good news for Fracking companies, this has worrying implications for democracy and the freedom of the councils.  Two special sections from the Financial times which are well worth a read - one on Redefining Emerging Markets and one on African Entrepreneurs. Finally a Q&A from the Guardian for those of you failing to understand what's going on with China's currency.

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Changing world of work, & what you should NEVER be late!

Let's start with employability and careers this week; first up how the internet has transformed working from home, going freelance and the amount of money you can make. This is very good for some with the right skills and the desire to work flexibly but is the flip-side of this an erosion of secure permanent jobs? This article makes the case that we now live in a 'gig' economy, fewer permanent jobs which will be make for more exciting careers with more career changes but much less security. Does that make you feel inspired or scared? Here are a few more downsides to this economy - we are very far from achieving Keynes' vision of a working day of the just three hours while we dedicate more time to our family friends and leisure. Instead we work every longer hours for minor financial gains. Finally, this 'gig' economy has bad implications for in-house training and development of staff. If you are feeling nervous about all of this, here's a Guardian article on maintaining your cover letter and a tip from Forbes, NEVER EVER BE LATE!

In your news round up for this week,  Tom Hayes, who was instrumental in the Libor scandal, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison, Apples shares fall, as do crude oil share and a special report on Cyber Insecurity.

Calling Academics and students want to write a book on Business

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Following the hugely successful inaugural prize in 2014, The Financial Times and McKinsey & Company are excited to share with you the second annual Bracken Bower Prize for young business writers under 35, which aims unearth new talent and encourage writers to research ideas that could fill future business books of the year. A prize of £15,000 will be given for the best book proposal. The prize will be awarded to the best proposal for a book about the challenges and opportunities of growth. The main theme of the proposed work should be forward-looking and should aim to provide a compelling and enjoyable insight into future trends in business, economics, finance or management. The deadline for submissions is 30th September 2015.