Apple announces its first quarter earnings for 2013. We consider whether Congress really needs to pass a budget at all. The number of unionized workers decreased again last year. McDonald's reported a $1.4 billion profit today, for which it can thank its dollar menu. The global economy’s biggest names are converging in Davos, Switzerland, for a week to talk big ideas, but some argue the conference is meaningless. Freakonomics Radio's Steven Levitt has a novel idea for helping people make tough decisions. And in the last of our author series on 'hope,' Margaret Atwood says hope is what keeps us going.
Apple announces its first quarter earnings for 2013. We consider whether Congress really needs to pass a budget at all. The number of unionized workers decreased again last year. McDonald’s reported a $1.4 billion profit today, for which it can thank its dollar menu. The global economy’s biggest names are converging in Davos, Switzerland, for a week to talk big ideas, but some argue the conference is meaningless. Freakonomics Radio’s Steven Levitt has a novel idea for helping people make tough decisions. And in the last of our author series on ‘hope,’ Margaret Atwood says hope is what keeps us going.
