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Feb 27, 2020

It’s a correction, folks

We’ll talk about what it means, plus: the CDC’s Emergency Operations Center, the history of corporate buzzwords and we “sundown” our series “United States of Work.”

The impacts of COVID-19 are spreading — some companies might not see any profit growth this year.
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Segments From This Episode

Inside the “ER of public health” where the CDC is running its COVID-19 response
by Sam Whitehead
Sam Whitehead/WABE
During public health crises like the COVID-19 outbreak, the CDC brings together different parts of the agency at its Emergency Operations Center.
What is a market “correction”?
by Sabri Ben-Achour
Scott Heins/Getty Images
Most people define it as a fall of 10% or more from a high.
Meet Derrick, 40, college dean
by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Caroline Yang
Derrick’s work is characterized as “management, professional, like 40% of the U.S. workforce.
“Just-in-time” manufacturing model challenged by COVID-19
by Scott Tong
Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images
The model started in the 1970s during the quest for leanness and cost cutting. But it leads to supply chain issues when disasters hit.
People really hate the way we talk at work
by Andie Corban and Kai Ryssdal
Oli Scarff/Getty Images
Office-speak can be both annoying and convenient, said The Atlantic’s Olga Khazan.
U.S. companies might not see profit growth at all this year
by Marielle Segarra
Scott Heins/Getty Images
Goldman Sachs says the COVID-19 virus could wipe away expected earnings growth for the S&P 500.