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BBC Marketplace Senior Producer

Stephen Ryan

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

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  • Mar 27, 2020

    A consumer pessimism plunge

    A consumer pessimism plunge
    Jamie Squire/Getty Images

    The House is scheduled to vote today on a third coronavirus relief package. An update on consumer confidence during COVID-19. Concerns about utilities like electricity or water being shut off in parts of the country.

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  • Mar 27, 2020

    Workers in Africa worry about lockdown

    A flower farm workers carries roses to a dump after flower exports were stopped in Kenya.
    Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images

    Living paycheck to paycheck is common in countries like Kenya. Migrant workers in India struggle to access financial aid. A Portuguese cafe in east London is lending a hand with a hot meal for those in need. 

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  • Mar 26, 2020

    “Gigs do not exist” — Irish musicians take festivals online

    Musician Emma Langford performed in the first Live at Home festival.
    Screenshot via Facebook

    To continue performing, a group of Irish musicians have taken to Facebook Live and other online platforms.

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  • Mar 26, 2020

    Record unemployment claims

    A sign is seen in front of the closed Department of Labor on March 25, 2020 in New York.
    Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

    We got the worst spike ever recorded in the number of people signing up for unemployment. And the data from government agencies might not be capturing the full scope of the damage. Virus relief bill passes in the Senate.

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  • Mar 26, 2020

    Saving lives and the economy

    2018 Nobel laureate Paul Romer has a plan to both keep more people healthy and ramp the economy back up.
    Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

    A Nobel laureate offers a prescription for managing COVID-19 while phasing the economy back in. Today’s first-time unemployment claims number will be the largest in U.S history.

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  • Mar 26, 2020

    Is a virtual COVID-19 summit the answer?

    G-20 members will meet in an emergency virtual summit on Thursday.

    World leaders prepare to debate a global action plan to tackle the pandemic. Seychelles is ahead of schedule with a pioneering marine conservation plan. Musicians make ends meet by moving festivals online.

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  • Mar 25, 2020

    Uncharted market terrain

    A deserted street is pictured during the first day of a 21-day, government-imposed nationwide lockdown in India.
    Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images

    Most individuals can look forward to a $1,200 check from the government. The Dow surges more than 11% on Tuesday. Day 1 of a three-week lockdown for India.

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  • Mar 25, 2020

    $2 trillion for stimulus

    The average American will get a check from the government for $1,200.
    Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

    Congress and the White House have hammered out an economic stimulus package deal for more than $2 trillion. The details on loans for small businesses. Forbearance on mortgages.

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  • Mar 25, 2020

    China relaxes COVID-19 controls in Hubei

    A citizen wearing face mask scans a QR code with smartphone to register before getting off a bus in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China.
    (Photo by Zhang Chang/China News Service via Getty Images)

    Transport is resuming across the Hubei province, except in Wuhan. U.S. lawmakers strike a $2 trillion stimulus deal. India’s daily-wage workers worry as the country goes into lockdown. Britain’s motorsport industry answers the call to make ventilators.

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  • Mar 24, 2020

    Where is market optimism coming from?

    The fact that COVID-19 deaths have slowed in Italy, in addition to other recent news, is providing a confidence boost in the U.S.
    Spencer Platt/Getty Images

    Americans get hope that the economy won’t be shut down for months or quarters. What life is like for grocery store workers right now. Contingency planning for airlines. The Summer Olympics get pushed back to 2021.

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