Segments From This Episode

• The Weekly Wrap

  “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal speaks with Sudeep Reddy of Politico and Ana Swanson of the New York Times about Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s comments before Congress, the state of the economic recovery, and the rest of this week’s news for the Weekly Wrap.

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• How SPACs help companies go public without an IPO

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  WeWork is merging with a special purpose acquisition company, hitting the stock market in a way that might be less costly and less risky.

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• Pandemic brings short-term pain, long-term gain for co-working and flexible office space

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  Remote workers might be looking for an escape, and companies are ready to experiment.

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• Democrats in Congress in no hurry to overturn Trump-era regulations

  by Kimberly Adams

  

  The Congressional Review Act gives them the power to do so, but it also limits regulators’ options in the future.

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• Streaming platforms are spending big to keep you indoors this summer

  by Jasmine Garsd

  

  Big deals for theatrical releases and team sports are upping the competition for audiences.

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• “Dog and human alike, we just have to figure it out”

  by Maria Hollenhorst

  

  Dogs returning to pet-care facilities are acting differently than before the pandemic.

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