Sep 16, 2020

Trump’s controversial pick for the Fed might not make it

Judy Shelton, nominee for the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images

Where did Americans spend their money in August? We have the latest data. Plus, A top Senate Republican says Federal Reserve Board nominee Judy Shelton does not have enough votes for confirmation. And, this notion of the "right" COVID-19 vaccine.

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Some slippage when it comes to August's retail sales numbers

Susan Schmidt, head of U.S. equities at Aviva Investors, has more.

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Trump's pick for the Federal Reserve Board, Judy Shelton, doesn't have the votes for confirmation, Sen. John Thune says

Marketplace’s Nancy Marshall-Genzer reports.

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Fast-Track Vaccines

What's the definition of the "right" COVID-19 vaccine?

by David Brancaccio , Candace Manriquez Wrenn and Daniel Shin

Sep 16, 2020

Dr. Larry Brilliant, an epidemiologist who helped eradicate smallpox, believes the right kind of COVID-19 vaccine must meet some minimum requirements, like ease of storage and use.

"Thinking about coronavirus, the vaccine that we want is one that can be used in the most remote places by anybody," Dr. Larry Brilliant says.

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