PODCAST: The apple falls from the tree, Germany agrees
Today, the tech world today brings you hits from the 80s and 90s: Microsoft and IBM are expected to report healthy earnings today. But what is up with Apple? It’s stock fell again yesterday, and is down 40 percent since last fall.
Today Germany’s parliament approved a $13 billion rescue package for Cyprus. The overwhelming yes vote came after a warning from Germany’s finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble that if Cyprus was allowed to go bankrupt, other euro zone countries would be at risk.
Thanks to a string of scandals that have damaged the reputation of China’s domestic food supply, more and more among the country’s rising consumer class are turning to imported foods.
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