Jul 13, 2020

A thought experiment: What if online shopping went away?

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A fiction writer's surreal take on the COVID-19 economy imagines a world where delivery vans arrive and confiscate your things. Plus, banks start releasing second quarter results this week. And, China's new sanctions on members of Congress.

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COVID-19

Quarterly bank earnings may tell a bigger story about the U.S. economy right now

by Mitchell Hartman

Jul 13, 2020

Banks touch many sectors of the economy, that may be struggling — or thriving — during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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China announces sanctions on U.S. politicians as tensions over human rights, COVID-19 escalate

China late last week had promised to retaliate after the U.S. announced sanctions on senior Chinese officials. This has to do with the treatment of the Uighur Muslims. Marketplace’s Nova Safo has more.

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What if delivery vans took your stuff away instead of dropping off packages?

by David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson and Rose Conlon

Jul 13, 2020

A fiction writer's surreal take on the COVID-19 economy imagines a world where delivery vans arrive and confiscate your things.

Eva Hambach/AFP/Getty Images

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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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