Plusminus - The ARD business magazine
Alev Seker presents Plusminus, the in-depth ARD business magazine about finance, health, the environment and mobility.
Budget on hold - What are the consequences for Germany as a business location?
In the end, it was the money and the budget that caused the traffic lights to fail. Not only is 2025 now starting without a budget - the budget for 2024 is also still partly unresolved. The provisional budget allows the federal government's financial expenditure to continue. However, urgently needed investments and reforms will not be able to be initiated until many months later. Plusminus shows what impact this will have on Germany as a business location and on the economy.
Amazon - how the online giant is driving up prices in online retail
Low prices - that's how Amazon attracts customers. But the online giant is actually responsible for the fact that prices are rising across the entire online retail sector. It is not only the American competition authority FTC that accuses Amazon of this. In Plusminus, a former Amazon manager comes clean for the first time. She gives an insight into the inner workings of Amazon and explains the ingenious strategies Amazon uses to put retailers and manufacturers under pressure and persuade them not to offer their products cheaper anywhere else. And due to the massive costs that Amazon imposes on retailers and manufacturers, online prices would even rise overall. PLUSMINUS with exclusive insights into the Amazon system. The program provides background information, uncovers grievances and offers a variety of very specific consumer tips. Finance, health, environment, mobility - Plusminus is ARD's in-depth business magazine.
Broadcasting on 13th of November 2024 at 09.45pm + on 14th of November 2024 at 05.00am on ARD
Music: POPVIRUS Library