Monsanto, as I see it, has two big problems that go beyond its business hiccups.

FORBES: C'mon, Forbes Wasn't Entirely Wrong About Monsanto

SPD, whose support has slid to some 26%, has two big problems: doubts about Mr Beck as its leader and the full emergence of the Left Party as a rival.

ECONOMIST: Germany

With the NHS sorted (or not) the prime minister now has two more big problems to crunch before packing his trunks and heading for the beach.

BBC: After Gaddafi

Valdiserri has also had big problems relining two of Henry Ford's original blast furnaces.

FORBES: Man of steel

To make matters worse, this year Paraguay has been hit by the problems of its two big neighbours, Argentina and Brazil.

ECONOMIST: Angry protesters take to the streets

Britain's blackout, coming two weeks after America's big one, was widely read as evidence that its electricity industry has the same problems as America's.

ECONOMIST: Power industry