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US Advances Case for Syria Military Action

What are the economic repercussions of using force in Syria? Plus, just how smart is Samsung's latest product - the 'smartwatch'?

A US Senate panel has approved the use of military force in Syria. But what are the economic repercussions of using force? Also, Samsung unveils its first 'smartwatch' - we ask if they could eventually be as popular as smartphones. As an early edition of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations is auctioned, what would the father of free market economics think about modern capitalism? Plus, a round up of economic news from India and why tattoos still put off potential employers.

We are joined throughout the programme by guests Tim Charlton in Singapore and Michael McDonough from Bloomberg in New York.

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55 minutes

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Thu 5 Sep 2013 00:06GMT

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  • Thu 5 Sep 2013 00:06GMT

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