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New iPad MacBook launch - GN Business

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00:00Good evening and welcome to The Business Rap, I'm Ed Clowes and the top headlines this

00:07evening are Apple's unveiling of its latest products last night in Brooklyn.

00:13A green MacBook, the greenest MacBook ever according to CEO Tim Cook who said that the

00:18latest MacBook Air is made from 100% recycled aluminium, tin and plastic.

00:25Also at the show was a new Mac Mini and an iPad Pro. However, unlike analysts' expectations

00:31of a new affordable product range, the new products were actually significantly more

00:36expensive. The latest MacBook Air will retail for $1,199 whilst the two iPad Pros and Mac

00:44Minis will retail for around $800. That's somewhere in the region of 3,000 Dirham.

00:50On the same day that Apple was displaying its latest products, Etty Salat here at home

00:55said that they would be launching the new eSIM. An eSIM essentially allows you to have

00:59two mobile phone numbers in the same phone and removes the need for a physical SIM card.

01:05No tariffs were available immediately so we don't have any idea about pricing just yet

01:10but those details will become available shortly and we will of course update you when they

01:14do.

01:15Meanwhile, the public tussle between India's central bank and the government continued

01:19for yet another day with New Delhi emphasising the central bank's independence to calm investor

01:24nerves.

01:25The local media in India is reporting that the government has invoked a number of as

01:29of yet unused powers over the central bank on matters of public interest. The central

01:35bank has yet to comment but social media and local media reports are swirling that the

01:40central bank governor is considering resignation. The rupee fell to a near all-time low as a

01:45result.

01:46Elsewhere in the markets, stocks rebounded slightly on Wednesday as Facebook comfortably

01:50beat earnings expectations for its Q3 results. The third quarter of course was a scandal-ridden

01:56one for the social media giant but analysts were impressed by its ability to regain profit

02:02margins and to monetise the Instagram and WhatsApp platforms, although concerns remain

02:09over stalling user growth and engagement levels.

02:12That was the business wrap for Wednesday the 31st of October. I'm Ed Clouds and this is

02:17Golf News. Thanks for listening.