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BBC Marketplace Senior Producer

Stephen Ryan

Senior Producer, BBC World Service/Marketplace (in London)

Latest from Stephen Ryan

  • May 8, 2020

    Bracing for grim jobs numbers

    We already know that more than 33 million people have filed for jobless benefits since mid-March.
    Jenny Evans/Getty Images

    As bad as jobs numbers will be, they won’t capture the full picture of unemployment. The White House says the first phase of its trade deal with China is on track. How will people celebrate Mother’s Day during the pandemic?

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  • May 8, 2020

    Buy a beer for a frontline health worker

    A London brewery wants customers to donate to a drinks fund to reward health workers.
    Gipsy Hill Brewing Company

    A London brewery wants people to donate a beer to support hardworking health care professionals. Australia announces its COVID-19 recovery plan. Contact tracing faces a hurdle over users’ data privacy.

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  • May 7, 2020

    Depression-era unemployment rates

    One in five Americans who had been employed back in February have now been laid off.
    Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

    Another 3.2 million people filed for unemployment. Only during COVID-19 could that be an improvement. Facebook’s oversight board is here. Millions of undocumented immigrants and some legal immigrants won’t get government aid. Sinclair hit with a record FCC fine.

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  • May 7, 2020

    Helping the class of 2020 find jobs

    One liberal arts college in the Northeast is pledging to find a job for every one of its 2020 graduates.
    Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP/Getty Images

    Graduating from college during a pandemic can be a career nightmare. One college wants to give its class of 2020 a leg up. Filings for state unemployment benefits have been soaring, but that number misses many people. And, listener stories from Econ Extra Credit.

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  • May 7, 2020

    Britain’s sharpest downturn since 1706

    The U.K. economy is on course to shrink 14% this year.
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    The Bank of England warns of a deep recession, though a quick recovery in 2021. Panic after gas leaks from a chemical plant in India. New Zealand’s winter tourism market suffers from a ban on most foreign visitors.

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  • May 6, 2020

    The month the labor force stood still

    ADP says its payroll data for April shows the worst job loss numbers ever.
    Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

    There were 20.2 million fewer people on American payrolls in April. Uber and Lyft are reporting first quarter earnings, and ridership is way down. With COVID-19, the role of big meat producers is changing in the supply chain.

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  • May 6, 2020

    Tracking jobs (and joblessness) amid COVID-19

    The U.S. is waiting to see if joblessness has hit Great Depression levels.
    Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

    Awaiting the numbers on layoffs, hiring and unemployment. Tourism revenue in China was down 60% during the recent holiday. A forecast that half of all department stores located in U.S. shopping malls will close by the end of 2021.

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  • May 6, 2020

    Europe’s economy screeches to a halt

    Data showed the eurozone business activity plunged to a record low in April as economies closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty Images

    Business activity in the eurozone plummeted to its lowest level ever in April. Why have the European Central Bank and Germany’s courts clashed over bond buying? Rethinking aviation’s business model.

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  • May 5, 2020

    Even before COVID-19, many had economic anxiety

    Economic anxiety is up across most income groups, except for those with low incomes, who were already anxious.
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    Lower income people were already very anxious well before COVID-19. The price of crude oil has been on a two-day roll. Airlines focus on frequent flyers. The Treasury Department says it will borrow $3 trillion in three months.

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  • May 5, 2020

    The data on economic anxiety

    Nearly a third of us say our financial situation is causing us to lose sleep.
    Cindy Ord/Getty Images

    The findings of our new Marketplace-Edison Research Poll, a national scientific survey out today. It’s the highest jump we’ve seen in our Economic Anxiety Index®. Plus, an Iranian airline flouted flight restrictions on China, likely contributing to the spread of COVID-19.

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