• Pedestrians walk past a signboard of Recruit Holdings in front of its building in Tokyo on September 10, 2014. Japan's largest recruitment company Recruit Holdings said it is planning an initial public offering worth 193 billion yen ($1.8 billion), which will test investor appetite for big Tokyo listings after some weak debuts this year. Yuya Shino / Reuters
    Pedestrians walk past a signboard of Recruit Holdings in front of its building in Tokyo on September 10, 2014. Japan's largest recruitment company Recruit Holdings said it is planning an initial public offering worth 193 billion yen ($1.8 billion), which will test investor appetite for big Tokyo listings after some weak debuts this year. Yuya Shino / Reuters
  • Attendees look at a display of the new Apple Watch during an Apple special event at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts on September 9, 2014 in Cupertino, California. Apple unveiled the Apple Watch wearable tech and two new iPhones, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images / AFP
    Attendees look at a display of the new Apple Watch during an Apple special event at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts on September 9, 2014 in Cupertino, California. Apple unveiled the Apple Watch wearable tech and two new iPhones, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images / AFP
  • Bamboo scaffolding and meshing is seen over a residential complex in Hong Kong on September 6, 2014. Housing prices in the southern Chinese city have roughly doubled since 2009, with prices being pushed up by buyers from mainland China. Alex Ogle / AFP
    Bamboo scaffolding and meshing is seen over a residential complex in Hong Kong on September 6, 2014. Housing prices in the southern Chinese city have roughly doubled since 2009, with prices being pushed up by buyers from mainland China. Alex Ogle / AFP
  • A worker adjusts the net at a construction site in Tokyo. Japan says revised data show its economy contracted at an annual rate of 7.1 per cent in April-June. The data released on Monday, September 8, 2014, showed business investment fell more than estimated earlier. Shuji Kajiyama / AP Photo
    A worker adjusts the net at a construction site in Tokyo. Japan says revised data show its economy contracted at an annual rate of 7.1 per cent in April-June. The data released on Monday, September 8, 2014, showed business investment fell more than estimated earlier. Shuji Kajiyama / AP Photo
  • A worker makes repairs below electricity and communications cables on a pylon in Beijing on September 5, 2014. Shanghai stocks closed at a 17-month high on September 5 on hopes the Chinese government will introduce fresh measures to kickstart the world's number two economy. Greg Baker / AFP
    A worker makes repairs below electricity and communications cables on a pylon in Beijing on September 5, 2014. Shanghai stocks closed at a 17-month high on September 5 on hopes the Chinese government will introduce fresh measures to kickstart the world's number two economy. Greg Baker / AFP
  • Attendees record a display of the new Apple Watch during an Apple special event at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts on September 9, 2014 in Cupertino, California. Apple unveiled the Apple Watch wearable tech and two new iPhones, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images / AFP
    Attendees record a display of the new Apple Watch during an Apple special event at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts on September 9, 2014 in Cupertino, California. Apple unveiled the Apple Watch wearable tech and two new iPhones, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images / AFP
  • A Chinese couple walk together while shopping at an outdoor mall in the evening on September 5, 2014 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer / Getty Images
    A Chinese couple walk together while shopping at an outdoor mall in the evening on September 5, 2014 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer / Getty Images
  • The shadow of Greece's prime minister Antonis Samaras is seen on the backdrop during his speech at the opening of the annual Thessaloniki International Trade Fair in northern Greece on September 6, 2014. Samaras on Saturday announced cuts to unpopular taxes introduced at the height of the country's debt crisis, in a bid to show the nation that over four years of austerity are finally nearing an end. Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters
    The shadow of Greece's prime minister Antonis Samaras is seen on the backdrop during his speech at the opening of the annual Thessaloniki International Trade Fair in northern Greece on September 6, 2014. Samaras on Saturday announced cuts to unpopular taxes introduced at the height of the country's debt crisis, in a bid to show the nation that over four years of austerity are finally nearing an end. Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters
  • A man walks past an installation with the logo of Louis Vuitton, at an exhibition of the luxury brand's new products, inside a shopping mall in Shanghai, on September 9, 2014. Reuters
    A man walks past an installation with the logo of Louis Vuitton, at an exhibition of the luxury brand's new products, inside a shopping mall in Shanghai, on September 9, 2014. Reuters
  • A ship propeller which weighs 82 tons is installed in front of a fair hall in Hamburg, Germany, on September 4, 2014. The propeller is the eyecatching item for the marine fair SMM (Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology fair) which takes place from September 9-12. Around 2,000 exhibitors will present their latest developments and the new trends of the maritime world. Ulrich Perrey / EPA
    A ship propeller which weighs 82 tons is installed in front of a fair hall in Hamburg, Germany, on September 4, 2014. The propeller is the eyecatching item for the marine fair SMM (Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology fair) which takes place from September 9-12. Around 2,000 exhibitors will present their latest developments and the new trends of the maritime world. Ulrich Perrey / EPA
  • Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Haruhiko Kuroda (C) speaks to the media after meeting with Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe at Abe's official residence in Tokyo on September 11, 2014. Kuroda on Thursday said he told Abe that the central bank will not hesitate to ease policy further if its 2 per cent inflation goal becomes difficult to achieve. But he also told Abe that a positive economic cycle in Japan is firmly in place, suggesting there is no immediate need to act. Toru Hanai / Reuters
    Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Haruhiko Kuroda (C) speaks to the media after meeting with Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe at Abe's official residence in Tokyo on September 11, 2014. Kuroda on Thursday said he told Abe that the central bank will not hesitate to ease policy further if its 2 per cent inflation goal becomes difficult to achieve. But he also told Abe that a positive economic cycle in Japan is firmly in place, suggesting there is no immediate need to act. Toru Hanai / Reuters

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In pictures: Best business images of the week

Liz Claus

September 11, 2014

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Here are some of the best business pictures of the week to September 11.

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