Segments From This Episode

• Highlights from the Federal Open Market Committee meeting

  The FOMC concludes its two-day July meeting today. Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal breaks down some of what was discussed.

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• As tax income shrivels, state budgets face a pandemic reckoning

  by Justin Ho

  

  Many states don’t have the luxury of borrowing to get through the crisis. Without more federal aid, they have few options

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• What the big tech CEOs said in their testimony

  The CEOs of Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon testified before the House Judiciary subcommittee at the conclusion of a Congressional antitrust investigation. Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal talks to Marketplace Tech host Molly Wood about the hearing and competition in tech.

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• Thanksgiving won’t launch Black Friday shopping at some of the biggest retailers

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  Walmart, Target and Best Buy won’t open on the holiday this year to jump-start the traditional extreme-shopping weekend.

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• Back to work doesn’t mean back to spending as before

  by Alli Fam

  

  Two workers share how the pandemic has changed their month-to-month finances.

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• Home child care workers unionize in California

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  Workers hope to strengthen an industry that has become even more precarious.

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• Gap year not on horizon for students as most plan to head back to college

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  A Sallie Mae survey finds most students will return to college in the fall — online or in person.

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• Has the COVID-19 crisis killed live theater in the UK?

  

  One of Britain’s most successful industries struggles to recover from the pandemic.

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