Anger and uncertainty had buyers annual meeting putting the german chemical giant on the defensive the legal troubles of its recent acquisition monsanto have shareholders up in arms. And u. S. First quarter Economic Growth beats all expectations but investors were missed in their response the financial correspondent tells us why. Also on the show japan has a notorious work till you drop Business Culture or the countrys Labor Shortage is now giving workers in one sector some leverage to challenge those expectations to give the details. And Student Peers in berlin thanks for joining us german chemical multinational buyer faces shareholders at the groups annual meeting friday in bonn and as expected it was a tense affair the companys share price has lost nearly half its value following last years takeover of u. S. Agra tech for months and in particular after two American Court cases linked that
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used by the north korean dictator at international summits north korea has been hit by economic sanctions because of its nuclear program or insists it has no business dealings with the north. shares and deutsche about fell friday after disappointing first quarter results germany s largest lender saw revenue drop nine percent from the previous year on weaker trade earnings the bank also lowered its overall revenue forecast for the year the numbers come one day after georgia bank and comments bank abandoned merger talks. as. founder jack ma recently made headlines by endorsing a seventy two hour workweek something more chinese tech firms are pushing despite opposition from many workers now the debate over work life balance and how much work time really translates to productivity is not unusual among the world s biggest economies so how do those economies compare in working hours sick look china works the longest week of major economies with forty seven with workers