Oct 15, 2020

Weekly jobless claims are going in the wrong direction

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Plus, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he will keep negotiating with Democrats to reach a deal on more pandemic relief. And, is the economy rigged to the benefit of others? We asked people nationwide and the poll results are in.

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Weekly jobless claims remain elevated, tick up to 898,000

“It’s a gut punch to think this late after the initial crisis that we’re still seeing these kind of numbers and we have yet to hit the full effects of the second wave,” said Diane Swonk, chief economist at Grant Thornton.

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says a deal on coronavirus relief will be hard by the election, "but we're going to keep trying"

Marketplace’s Nova Safo reports.

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Economic Anxiety Index®

A loss of sleep, income and trust revealed in the latest Marketplace-Edison Research Poll

by David Brancaccio and Daniel Shin

Oct 15, 2020

Larry Rosin of Edison Research gives context on some of the surprising results in the latest Marketplace-Edison Research Poll.

The Marketplace-Edison poll found that 30% of those who said that they have or will vote for Trump are not at all worried about COVID-19. Above, visitors in New Orleans walk past face mask signs along Decatur Street in July.

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Power - Instrumental Nicholas Britell

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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