Apr 7, 2020

More support for small business loans

America's central bank is putting more juice behind emergency loans to help small businesses. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

Stocks are up again today, despite new data about the misery of American small businesses. The Fed steps in to help finance small business loans. How commercial fishers are faring. The push for corporations to donate to fight COVID-19.

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COVID-19

The Fed steps in to finance COVID-19 relief loans for small businesses

by Marielle Segarra

Apr 7, 2020

The Federal Reserve is creating a "lending facility" to keep things running smoothly for small business loans.

The central bank is finding new ways for it to finance the loans commercial banks are being told to write to small businesses.

Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

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COVID-19

Commercial fishers struggle to find customers amid COVID-19 closures

by Brad Racino

Apr 7, 2020

Fishers scramble to find new markets as its traditional markets close.

Commercial fisherman David Haworth stands on a dock in San Diego's Tuna Harbor, March 18, 2020. Haworth is exploring ways to sell fish directly to consumers as his restaurant market has shut down in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.

(Zoë Meyers/inewsource)

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Music from the episode

Somnium Rodrigo y Gabriela

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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