Apr 6, 2020

Watching the “milk index”

Dairy farmers have been opening up the tanks and dumping out milk. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Demand for milk is down in this shelter-at-home mode. Sink or swim for startups in this COVID-19 economy. How Nashville, which is still recovering from tornadoes in early March, and its musicians are faring right now.

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COVID-19

Startups always face bankruptcy risk. COVID-19 has made things worse.

by David Brancaccio , Erika Soderstrom and Alex Schroeder

Apr 6, 2020

"Small companies and a lot of us are getting a lesson in, 'Risk is real,'" one business professor says.

Startups don't have the cash flow or credit lines to deal with crises like big companies do.

Alex Wong/Getty Images

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COVID-19

Nashville musicians, recovering from tornadoes, face COVID-19 cancellations

by Colleen Phelps

Apr 6, 2020

Now that Nashville’s music industry has weathered a literal storm, they're facing tough times again with a stream of cancellations.

Popular live music venue The Basement East, in East Nashville, was severely damaged by a tornado on March 3, 2020.

Rachel Iacavone

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Babylon Sisters Steely Dan

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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