What’s on IOL Business this weekend?

Is Facebook developing stalker tendencies? Are mobile data apps the future of news? Find out on IOL Business this weekend.

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Getting ready for the weekend? Don’t forget to catch up with IOL Business on Saturday and Sunday.

By the time you’ve had your morning coffee, we’ll have news, features and in-depth analysis ready to go.

Here are some of our coming attractions...

SATURDAY

Global recession? There are reasons to be dubious

Forecasters have been historically poor at predicting recessions, despite the undeniable fact that there is a global economic cycle from which we seem unable to escape. Hamish McRae delves into the issue.

How the White House is selling the TPP

Barack Obama says he’s confident the TPP deal will pass Congress, but he will need to count on Republicans for support. What are the chances of success?

Facebook is following you around the web

How does Facebook know to serve that panda video straight into your newsfeed? How does it know to bombard you with dozens of ads for wedding planners the very day you announce your engagement? How indeed. And should you be worried?

The bitter reality of sugar vs syrup

Billions of dollars are at stake as Big Sugar takes on Big Syrup in America’s bitter war over sweeteners.

Free trade no longer a no-brainer for economists

It’s an old truism that economists can never agree on anything. But if you ask economists about this embarrassing fact, they will often point out that on one issue, the profession is in almost complete agreement.

‘Alien’ residential tower rejected

Find out why a project for a 30-storey residential block in London was given the boot.

SUNDAY

Beer, diamonds, unicorns and moments

Columnist Matt Levine weighs in on the SABMiller/AB InBev developments from this week.

Costolo has a new Silicon Valley gig

Twitter has a new boss, but the social media network’s former chief - Dick Costolo - is returning to Silicon Valley. Just not in the way you imagined.

Toyota’s driverless technology evolves

Touch a button on the steering wheel and put your hands up; this revolutionary Toyota will take it from there.

Twitter: Dorsey, drama and dysfunction

Justin Fox thinks Twitter is one of America’s most entertaining corporations.

The race for faster mobile news apps

More and more people are starting their day by reading the news on a phone or tablet - and that trend is driving mobile development.

What’s a million really worth?

Investment guru Hannes Viljoen examines the value of cold, hard cash. Is a million really that much money these days?