Week of February 3rd, 2020

The head of OMG Accessories anticipates that the coronavirus will set back the production of her company’s products by at least two months.

Warner Music is going public just as music sales are growing after years of decline.

Its food delivery service, Uber Eats, is very much part of the plan.

Plus, how coronavirus it hitting supply chains, Brexit brain drain and why Warner Music is going public … again.

Actor and President of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Courtney B. Vance talks about his nonprofit’s important, ongoing efforts to support its union members in several ways.

What’s the link between good weather and job creation? Senators make a bipartisan legislative push to compete against China’s Huawei. Plus, new SAG-AFTRA Foundation President Courtney B. Vance talks about diversity and his work helping struggling and out-of-work actors.

The job market is tight, but people aren’t working as many hours and are earning less. Credit Suisse’s CEO resigns amid a spying scandal. The coronavirus outbreak is having far-reaching economic effects outside of China.

Housing looms large over Ireland’s Saturday election. Factories and pubs are being forced to close because of the coronavirus outbreak in China. One of the weirdest items in the Oscars gift bag is a urine collection device called Peezy.

Average weekly earnings give a snapshot of how much workers are taking home in their paychecks.

The video platform is resisting policing content, but now companies are clamoring, too.

More than the deposits held by many banks, according to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

Plus: The latest China trade news, how to retrieve your personal data and why Iowa’s caucus app failed.

The virus’ economic toll may interfere with China’s ability to make promised purchases.

Astrologer Chani Nicholas tells us how you make money in an ancient art in 2020 and takes some of your questions, too.

In good times and bad, says Violet O’Brien, “there’s always going to be a need for paperwork.”

The economic boom of the 19th century cannot be attributed to capitalism alone, according to professor Homa Zarghamee.

It turns out the U.S. government over-counted the number of new jobs in recent years by about half a million. Apple is looking for news legitimacy with its Dem debate gambit. What economics courses miss by focusing on traditional models.

The world is probably more complicated than your textbook told you.

China is cutting tariffs on U.S. goods. The cost of pensions is going up in California. We look at what caused the economic explosion of the 19th century. Hint: it wasn’t capitalism.

For every dollar the state’s public agencies pay in wages this year, those employers will have to fork over 25 cents on average to CalPERS to cover retiree benefits.

China’s biggest online travel firm Ctrip is working around the clock to cope the coronavirus outbreak. China is lowering tariffs on 1,700 U.S. goods. Huawei sues Verizon over technology patents. Is the U.K.’s green aviation target of zero carbon emissions by 2050 achievable?

The company is partnering with ABC News to provide analytics, field questions from Apple News readers and provide infographics.

Businesses do implode, though. Maybe it makes sense to consider that.

The company helped pioneer the direct-to-consumer mattress market, but the space got crowded quickly.

A recent study shows mortgage refinancing spikes before economic recession.

Plus: Ripple effects from cutting down flights to China, Casper’s IPO and more from Kai’s conversation with Janet Yellen and David Malpass.

The music streaming service is buying podcasting heavyweight The Ringer, which has a strong built-in audience.

From consumer debt to the coronavirus, a conversation on the challenges to global economic growth.

A sizable portion of air freight is carried in the bellies of passenger planes.

But it may need a strategy to get a new kind of shopper in the door.

Reddit’s co-founder and CEO reflects on the social media platform as it turns 15.

An economist agrees with the president’s optimism in the State of the Union address but warns about potential trouble ahead. The prosperity touted in Trump’s speech isn’t really being shared by everyone. Macy’s is having to downsize.

We fact-check President Trump’s claims from his State of the Union address, including his assertion about a blue collar boom. Why a lower U.S. trade deficit is not necessarily a good thing.

Imports fell dramatically at the end of 2019, due in part to higher U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods.

Leisure cruise companies are under pressure after ships are quarantined over the coronavirus. Cathay Pacific asks its staff to take unpaid leave. Europe’s largest train station gets a makeover. 

Our expert’s advice on voting technology: “Make sure that it’s bulletproof.”

Using AI as a warning system for outbreaks isn’t just for government.

YouTube generated $5 billion dollars in the last three months and $15 billion over the year, around 10% of Alphabet’s total revenue.

That’s what former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said onstage in Washington with World Bank President David Malpass this morning as part of a wide-ranging discussion with Kai Ryssdal.

We may not be able to figure that out today, but we can learn a bit more about privacy, security and 5G.

Our China correspondent takes us on a tour of the usually bustling financial center, where fears and precautions have made it eerily quiet. You can even hear the birds sing.

The panel discussion also touched on “trade unpleasantness,” the slowdown in global growth and interest rates.

Global markets rebound Tuesday after the coronavirus spooked investors. Can Penske’s acquisition of the IndyCar series bring in viewers and, just as importantly, financial backers?

Democrats try to sort out the mess with the Iowa Caucus vote tally. What’s the status of the American health care system ahead of the State of the Union address? Coronavirus fears force Disney to shut down two major theme parks in Asia.

Macau shuts down its casinos on coronavirus concerns. Will OPEC cut oil supply as virus fears reduce demand? Air Asia becomes the subject of a bribery probe. Nigerians complain about new U.S. visa restrictions.

The White House says lowering the cost of health care, especially prescription drugs, will be a key theme of the President’s address. What else?

At their peak, some IndyCar races drew 100,000 people to the track. Now only the Indy 500 packs the stands.

The outbreak has also shuttered nearly every movie theater in China.

Ahead of its IPO, the homesharing platform is adding services — and clamping down on scammers.

Plus: coronavirus turned Shanghai into a ghost town, tariff exemptions are harder to get and the world’s biggest oil producers mull cutting production.

Jobs that involve caregiving are dominated by women. They also pay less.

Nervous traders are selling oil contracts first and asking questions later.

The Wall Street Journal found just 3% of exemption decisions on a recent tariff list were approvals.

Nearly half of the malls owned by Simon Property Group and Brookfield have a Forever 21 in them.

To get customers their orders faster, Amazon spent an additional $1 billion in its latest quarter.

Final refund numbers from last season might be evidence that people heeded warnings and changed their withholding.

China’s central bank cuts interest rates slightly as the coronavirus scare sinks stocks. U.S. markets feel the impact of that economic disruption. Even the losers of the Super Bowl get bonuses.

A quarter of Iowans live in a child care desert, and many more struggle to find affordable, quality child care for their kids.

Coronavirus fears cause Chinese stocks to plunge following the Lunar New Year holiday. The economy is doing great, unless you ask Millennials and young people of color. Businesses adapt to people calling in sick the Monday after the Super Bowl.

Coronavirus fears cause Chinese stocks to fall on the first trading day following the Lunar New Year holiday. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson lays out next steps for Brexit. Drought in Zambia means millions now rely on food aid.

Employers know that productivity drops the Monday after the Super Bowl. They also know they need to keep employees happy.

Autonomous harvesters can’t pick as well as humans yet, but they can stay on the job for long hours, into the night.