Segments From This Episode

• Weekly Wrap: TikTok on the clock

  “Marketplace” host Molly Wood talks with Ana Swanson at the New York Times and Catherine Rampell at the Washington Post about the ripple effects of the ban on TikTok and WeChat, internet rates, and the road to economic recovery on a global scale.

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• The WeChat ban will have economic effects, too

  by Jasmine Garsd

  

  In addition to the bans on downloads and updates, users in the U.S. won’t be able to make payments through WeChat.

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• Water enters futures market, allowing buyers to lock in prices

  by Scott Tong

  

  As water becomes increasingly scarce, buying futures contracts may help businesses reliant on water keep prices down.

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• Brooklyn Museum is first in U.S. to sell art to help pay its costs

  by Erika Beras

  

  Some cultural institutions are facing severe budget shorfalls, but most have a surplus of art that can be easily converted to cash.

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• In Mexico, the once-thriving theater industry is in decline

  by Rodrigo Cervantes

  

  The vice president of the Mexican Society of Theater Producers said the industry has lost about $1 billion since theaters closed in early March.

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