Segments From This Episode

• What consumer spending can tell us about the economic recovery

  by Marielle Segarra

  

  The numbers are a snapshot of March, when many Americans were spending freshly received stimulus checks.

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• Why a rise in wholesale inventories could be a beacon of optimism

  by Justin Ho

  

  Wholesalers are like the middlemen of the retail supply chain, buying goods from manufacturers to sell to retailers.

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• Fast-food loyalty programs have grown during the pandemic

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  Companies are competing with one another — and delivery apps — for your data.

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• Struggling venue operators can finally seize the federal government’s lifeline

  by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

  

  Applications for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant reopened on Monday after a failed launch earlier this month.

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• Voting rights issue sparks huge fundraising across political spectrum

  by Kimberly Adams

  

  There’s been a fight over the right to vote throughout American history, but in the last year, it’s gone into overdrive.

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• Employers brace for vaccine vacation crunch

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  Americans are notorious for not taking vacations, but with so much pent-up demand, this year could be different.

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• United States of Work: Gaile Harrell

  On this segment of our ongoing series “United States of Work,” we hear from Gaile Harrell, a part-time cashier at a Royal Farms convenience store in Ashburn, Virginia.

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