Segments From This Episode

• Where’s the safety net for laid-off workers?

  by Andy Uhler

  

  Heading into the third quarter of the COVID economy, companies are shedding thousands of employees with little government relief in sight.

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• Why do economists compare recessions to letters of the alphabet?

  by Marielle Segarra

  

  Is it a V-shaped recovery? Or a J, L, U, W or K?

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• Mergers and acquisitions have a very good summer

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  Why has there been a corporate rush to buy and sell, and what do trends within those deals mean.

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• Want to start a “learning pod” at home? Check insurance and zoning laws

  by Erika Beras

  

  Homeowners policies may not cover the educational groups, and local law may prohibit them.

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• “It’s night and day from where it was at the beginning of COVID” for one Black-owned business

  by Andie Corban

  

  Nearly four months after a list of Black-owned businesses in Utah was published, Rita Magalde’s bakery is booming with new customers.

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• How COVID-19 repurposed city streets

  by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

  

  “If you ran a business, and you didn’t update the way that you use your assets for 50 or 60 years, you’d probably be out of business,” said Seleta Reynolds, the general manager of the LA Department of Transportation.

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