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What Apple’s big pile of cash allows it to do

May 2, 2017
Apple will report earnings on this afternoon. Its stockpile of cash had been growing to nearly a quarter of a trillion dollars by the end of last year, most of that held overseas. What does that cash allow Apple to do? Click the above audio player to hear the full story.

Puerto Rico's healthcare debt looms

Sep 8, 2015
The territory borrows money to subsidize medical care for its poorest residents.