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Nov 16, 2020

Another round of lockdowns

On today’s show: We check in with the small businesses preparing for another round of stay-at-home orders. Later, a look at the odds of a free trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom.

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Segments From This Episode

How small businesses are bracing for a COVID winter — or not
by Erika Beras
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Many that survived the shutdowns in the spring have a strategy, while others fear they just won’t make it.
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Cardboard boxes in high demand this holiday season
by Marielle Segarra
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Online sales are expected to surge this year because of the pandemic. And that means retailers need a lot more boxes.
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Conservatives flock to Parler, social media app funded by GOP donor Mercer
by Scott Tong
Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images
One issue for influencers is that joining a perceived ideological site like Parler could turn off some online fans.
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Will Biden give the U.K. a free trade deal?
Joe Raedle/Getty Images
President Donald Trump promised Britain a free trade deal after Brexit; Joe Biden’s administration may be less forthcoming.
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What you need to know about “austerity”
by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Calls for austerity likely slowed the economic recovery from the Great Recession. Could that happen again?
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United States of Work: Gaile Harrell
On this segment of our ongoing series “United States of Work,” we hear from Gaile Harrell in Ashburn, Virginia, about counting ballots during the 2020 election.