Mar 24, 2020

Where is market optimism coming from?

The fact that COVID-19 deaths have slowed in Italy, in addition to other recent news, is providing a confidence boost in the U.S. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Americans get hope that the economy won't be shut down for months or quarters. What life is like for grocery store workers right now. Contingency planning for airlines. The Summer Olympics get pushed back to 2021.

Segments From this episode

COVID-19

Grocery store worker: "I have a lot of anxiety"

by Marielle Segarra

Mar 24, 2020

Grocery store employees are working under difficult conditions.

A worker stocks groceries at a local supermarket on March 20 in Brooklyn, New York

Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

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COVID-19

What a delay means for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

by Mitchell Hartman

Mar 24, 2020

Amateur athletes are struggling with facilities that have been closed and qualifying meets that have been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images

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Music from the episode

Power - Instrumental Nicholas Britell

The team

David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Brian Allison Engineer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

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