US tech sees giant profits
Apple, Google's parent Alphabet and Microsoft made $57bn profits in the past three months.
Apple, Google's parent Alphabet and Microsoft made $57bn profits in the past three months. Kathleen Brooks is the director of Minerva Analysis, and explains why the US technology giants are performing so strongly. Also in the programme, we find out why the US pharmaceutical firm Pfizer is expecting to make significantly more money from its coronavirus vaccine than previously expected. The toy maker Mattel, known for its Barbie dolls, says it will have to raise prices in the run up to Christmas. Gary Grant, founder and chairman of toy retailer The Entertainer discusses the implications. Plus, as the world emerges from the pandemic, experts are predicting a wave of resignations, as millions of people reconsider what job they should be doing. The 成人快手's Rebecca Kesby asks whether power now lies with workers who might want a change.
(Picture: A Microsoft logo on an iPhone. Picture credit: Getty Images.)
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- Wed 28 Jul 2021 22:32GMT成人快手 World Service except Europe and the Middle East