Segments From This Episode

• The Weekly Wrap: Relief bill talks are back on

  “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal talks about stimulus and the state of the economy with Business Insider’s Linette Lopez and Politico’s Sudeep Reddy.

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• Small businesses are having a hard time hiring, despite high unemployment

  by Justin Ho

  

  Many furloughed workers are hoping to return to their old jobs.

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• Yelp will flag businesses where customers and employees report racism

  by Erika Beras

  

  The labels could change consumer behavior, but they could also run into a number of problems.

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• IBM evolves yet again … this time into the cloud

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  As an early company song put it, IBM has moved “ever onward,” from punch cards to mainframes to software and services. Now it’s diving into AI and cloud computing.

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• Employee Assistance Programs could get more workers mental health care

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  The programs have been historically underutilized, but interest has increased during the pandemic.

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• How a new shop owner is navigating the pandemic

  by Marielle Segarra

  

  After opening her children’s clothing store in May, this first-time entrepreneur is seeing a profit. Now if she can just figure out why her customers shop when they do.

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