Segments From This Episode

• How extending unemployment benefits leads to a stronger recovery

  by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban

  

  When workers can use unemployment benefits to cover their basic needs, policy expert Alix Gould-Werth says they’re able to find better paying jobs.

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• A huge wealth gap makes economic recovery harder for Black Americans

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  The average white American male under 35 has 224 times the household wealth of the average Black female of the same age, a new study says.

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• Caught in the crosshairs of a trade war and a pandemic

  by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios

  

  Hit with tariffs late last year, small business owner Lydia Clarke couldn’t have expected what came next.

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• Hyundai reportedly buying robot-maker Boston Dynamics

  by Samantha Fields

  

  If the deal goes through, it would be the third time in seven years that Boston Dynamics has been bought.

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• Vaccine delivery across the country faces complex supply chain challenges

  by Scott Tong

  

  Within 24 hours of emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration, the vaccine maker Pfizer plans to move the product to patients nationwide.

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