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Apr 29, 2020

Only the beginning of GDP decline

The biggest quarterly contraction in the U.S. economy since the 2008 financial crisis. Ford reports first-quarter losses. Surveying the meat industry amid supply chain disruption and demand shock. Pandemic problems for the global flower trade.

Stay-at-home orders have been enough to create a quarterly loss for the U.S. economy.
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Segments From This Episode

Ford records $2 billion first-quarter loss from shutdown
by Jack Stewart
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The auto manufacturer says its global operations hit the “off” switch, and anticipates higher losses in the second quarter.
What does President Trump’s order on meat processing plants mean for workers and food supply?
by David Brancaccio, Candace Manriquez Wrenn and Alex Schroeder
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Maintaining social distance at these COVID-19 hot spots is not easy.

The Team

David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Jay Siebold Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director

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Only the beginning of GDP decline

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Segments From This Episode

Ford records $2 billion first-quarter loss from shutdown

What does President Trump’s order on meat processing plants mean for workers and food supply?

The Team