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World Service,30 Apr 2014,28 mins

US Economic Growth Slows

World Business Report

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US figures show a sharp drop in growth but shares on Wall Street are unperturbed. Also in the programme - could best-selling French economist Thomas Piketty's theories on wealth distribution ever become policy? Plus, big money is being spent on social media campaigns during India's general election - the BBC's Faarea Masud finds out if it'll have any influence on India's offline voters. Finally, anonymous social network 'Secret' expands outside of the US – but what's the attraction?

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