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A public health strategy to reopen the economy
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bennett Purser
Apr 6, 2020
A new report sheds light on what it will take to end the pandemic and the economic crisis it created.
Their restaurant closed because of COVID-19. For an undocumented family, savings is their only safety net.
Apr 6, 2020
For Marco Saavedra, his family, and millions like them, there will be no $1,200 coronavirus stimulus check and no small business disaster loan to help get them through the pandemic.
Stress tests for banks aren't designed for a downturn as severe as this one
by
Justin Ho
Apr 6, 2020
Today's news is worse — and coming faster — than in the scenarios the central bank tests for.
More companies suspending earnings guidance as economy tanks
by
Andy Uhler
Apr 6, 2020
Guidance is a way for a company to help others assess what its stock is worth, but right now, a lot of companies just don't know.
What's gonna happen to the consumer economy?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Apr 6, 2020
Consumer spending accounts for 70% of U.S. GDP. Is that going to change soon?
What happens when retailers stop paying rent?
Apr 6, 2020
Stores are closed. Sales have evaporated. A lot of retailers can’t pay their rent.
Universal basic income was a fringe idea. Then the COVID-19 pandemic happened.
Apr 6, 2020
Americans earning up to $75,000 are about to receive $1,200. Could this be the future?
For public good, not for profit.
The small business loan rollout wasn't so smooth
by
Justin Ho
Apr 6, 2020
The Small Business Administration is guaranteeing paycheck protection loans. But applying for one of them hasn't been so simple.
Startups always face bankruptcy risk. COVID-19 has made things worse.
Apr 6, 2020
"Small companies and a lot of us are getting a lesson in, 'Risk is real,'" one business professor says.
Nashville musicians, recovering from tornadoes, face COVID-19 cancellations
Apr 6, 2020
Now that Nashville’s music industry has weathered a literal storm, they're facing tough times again with a stream of cancellations.