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The Weekly Wrap
"Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal talked to ADP’s Nela Richardson and Bloomberg’s Jordyn Holman about Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole Symposium, consumer sentiment and how the delta variant might affect the economy this fall.
COVID-19
Delta variant could mean more cash for companies that flourished in lockdown
by Kristin Schwab
Aug 27, 2021
If more people stay at home, especially as cold weather creeps in, companies like DoorDash and Netflix could feel the benefit.
Supreme Court blocks eviction moratorium as aid trickles out
by Amy Scott
Aug 27, 2021
Just 11% of federal emergency rental relief had been spent by the end of July, according to the Treasury Department.
A Warmer World
Wildfires have given parts of the West some of the worst air quality in the world
by Samantha Fields
Aug 27, 2021
Even the East Coast has had air quality issues due to this summer's wildfire smoke.