A week around the business world in pictures

PHOTO SPECIAL: Take a look at some of the most eye-catching images from the world of business over the past week in our online gallery.

Pool chairs are sunk for safety at a hotel in Cairns in far north Queensland, Australia, on 02 February 2011. Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi, now a maximum-force Category Five storm with winds of more than 250 km/h, has increased speed and is due to make landfall in the night of 02 February between Cairns and Innisfail, bringing devastating winds of over 200 km/h to a wide area. EPA/DAVE HUNTShow less

The most captivating photographs from the past week put the business world into sharp focus. Click through our online gallery.