Econ 101: April 25, 2012

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• The United Kingdom’s economy shrank in the first quarter of 2012, pushing the country into its first double-dip recession since the 1970s. [Bloomberg]

• Walmart, which was caught bribing officials in Mexico, was part of an aggressive lobbying effort to water down anti-bribery laws. [Washington Post]

• House leaders believe that a deal to reauthorize the Export-Import bank will be struck shortly. [Politico]

• Hundreds of smaller banks can’t afford to pay back their federal bailout funds. [Wall Street Journal]

• The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating major entertainment companies’ dealings with China. [Reuters]

• Apple’s profits nearly doubled last quarter, jumping to $11.6 billion. [Wall Street Journal]

• One of the nation’s largest collectors of medical debt has been caught harassing patients who were in the hospital. [New York Times]

• A anti-union measure pushed by Senate Republicans failed yesterday on a 45-54 vote. [Huffington Post]

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