Sep 23, 2020

A dollar amount on how much racism has cost the U.S.

Corporations have been pledging contributions to Black Lives Matter, and they're also matching employee donations. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images

A colossal number: $16 trillion over 20 years, due to racism in the U.S., according to a new study by Citigroup. Plus, the strength of spenders in this economy. And, fixing how we pay for long-term health care.

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Race and Economy

U.S. suffered $16 trillion loss over 20 years due to racism new Citigroup study finds

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder

Sep 23, 2020

The biggest factor is entrepreneurship, where inequities resulted in a $13 trillion loss.

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Further confirmation that U.S. consumers are starting to spend more

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

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Treasury report on paying for long-term care offers few solutions for families

by David Brancaccio , Chris Farrell , Meredith Garretson and Daniel Shin

Sep 23, 2020

It only calls for modest tweaks to the private long-term care insurance market.

About half of Americans turning 65 these days will need some kind of long-term care and support services before they die.

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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 Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

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