This leaves one question: timing.

ECONOMIST: South Africa

That, naturally, leaves one important question: where is Beagle 2, the ill-fated British lander?

ECONOMIST: Has a missing Martian probe been spotted?

Which leaves just one question: is there a less than even chance that Dr Iaonnidis's paper itself is wrong?

ECONOMIST: Just how reliable are scientific papers?

For all that, Mr Alexander's study leaves one big question unanswered.

ECONOMIST: University education

Which leaves me with one question: Who really needs a PR company anymore?

FORBES: MC Hammer to Jay-Z: Can't touch this [VIDEO]

That still leaves one outstanding thorny question: whether the modern trend to stick private banks together with riskier investment banks and hedge funds still makes sense.

ECONOMIST: Offshore private banking

All of which leaves me with just one question.

FORBES: Earthquakes Ruin GPS and Satnavs

Which leaves us with only one question.

FORBES: Apple And Foxconn Are The Best Thing That's Ever Happened To Chinese Labour

Which leaves us with one more interesting question.

FORBES: Should The US Allow Crude Oil Exports? Obviously, Clearly, Yes

Which leaves us with just the one remaining question.

FORBES: Does The DoD Want To Kill Us All With Radioactive Nuclear Scrap Metal? No, No Not Really