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Jan 16, 2020

Slouching towards 30,000

Foreclosure filings are at an all-time low. The Dow inches closer to 30,000. Chinese social media influencers are trying to cash in on livestreaming.

Slouching towards 30,000 — Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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Segments From This Episode

Inside a 6-hour e-commerce livestream in China
by Jennifer Pak
Courtesy of Sam Tian
Eva Wang and Sam Tian quit their jobs to make a go of it selling on Alibaba’s Taobao livestreaming service.

Music from the episode

The Team

David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director