Apr 29, 2020

Only the beginning of GDP decline

Stay-at-home orders have been enough to create a quarterly loss for the U.S. economy. Cindy Ord/Getty Images

The biggest quarterly contraction in the U.S. economy since the 2008 financial crisis. Ford reports first-quarter losses. Surveying the meat industry amid supply chain disruption and demand shock. Pandemic problems for the global flower trade.

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COVID-19

Ford records $2 billion first-quarter loss from shutdown

by Jack Stewart

Apr 29, 2020

The auto manufacturer says its global operations hit the "off" switch, and anticipates higher losses in the second quarter.

A Ford worker at an F-150 truck plant in Michigan.

Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

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COVID-19

What does President Trump's order on meat processing plants mean for workers and food supply?

by David Brancaccio , Candace Manriquez Wrenn and Alex Schroeder

Apr 29, 2020

Maintaining social distance at these COVID-19 hot spots is not easy.

We're now buying almost all of our meat through supermarket chains.

Drew Angerer/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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