Segments From This Episode

• Ben Bernanke on COVID-19 downturn: “With help from the Federal Reserve and from the Treasury, I’m not really expecting a major financial crisis.”

  by Kai Ryssdal and Katherine Wiles

  

  Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed has to do what it can to limit the damage caused by the coronavirus.

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• Fed takes unprecedented steps to prop up the economy

  by Amy Scott

  

  For the first time, the central bank will buy corporate and municipal bonds to keep money flowing.

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• As China recovers from COVID-19, small businesses are struggling to re-open

  by Jennifer Pak

  

  Pork seller Ma Qiang sold $35,000 worth of pork to restaurants ahead of the Lunar New Year and expected to be paid after the holiday. Then COVID-19 hit.

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• Reviving the economy won’t be like flipping a switch

  by Kimberly Adams

  

  Demand will come back after the coronavirus pandemic subsides, but how much demand? And for what?

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• WhatsApp’s privacy features make it a hotbed for COVID-19 hoaxes

  by Jasmine Garsd

  

  The app is impossible to search for conspiracy theories in order to stop their spread.

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• Finding a new apartment is always tough. Then the pandemic hits

  by Maria Hollenhorst

  

  While Aziz Rubakovic’s jobs shut down, his search for a new apartment had to continue.

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