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May 20, 2020

Is it good or bad interest rates are staying this low?

The CBO forecasts the U.S. economy will shrink at a 38% annualized rate this quarter. Small upticks in ticket sales for summer travel. Which colleges will reopen this fall? An appeal for France’s city dwellers to help out on farms.

Is it good or bad interest rates are staying this low? — Mark Makela/Getty Images

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Segments From This Episode

Which colleges say they’ll reopen in the fall? And which ones are keeping classes online?
by David Brancaccio, Jasmine Garsd and Alex Schroeder
Nova Safo/AFP via Getty Images
Location is a big factor. And closing down this semester cost universities billions.
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French farmers look to urban workers to help in the orchards during COVID-19
by John Laurenson
Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images
People who were confined at home in cities are signing up to help pick fruit for minimum wage.
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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