Mid-day Update

Germany pays people to use electricity

David Brancaccio May 11, 2016
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Mid-day Update

Germany pays people to use electricity

David Brancaccio May 11, 2016
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On today’s show, we’ll talk about what department earnings can tell us about the economy; the importance of CARE packages for one World War II refugee we interviewed; and negative power prices in Germany. 

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