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Elementary schoolers attend their first week of school from home in Las Vegas, Nevada on Aug. 25.

Elementary schoolers attend their first week of school from home in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Aug. 25. Ethan Miller/Getty Images

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The Weekly Wrap: What's up with inflation?

Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal talks with Linette Lopez at Business Insider and David Gura at MSNBC about the Federal Reserve’s new approach to inflation and President Trump’s campaign pitch on the economy.

COVID & Unemployment

Personal incomes are up, but it won't last

by Kimberly Adams Aug 28, 2020
Federal data for July caught the tail end of the $600 a week in additional federal unemployment insurance just before it expired.

Lord & Taylor's final sale: Who will buy all that real estate?

by Marielle Segarra Aug 28, 2020
The venerable department store is closing all 38 of its brick-and-mortar locations after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Parenting in a Pandemic

Schools seek ways to provide mental health services during pandemic

by Alisa Roth Aug 28, 2020
Some districts are trying hotlines, others are offering socially distanced in-person sessions.

How trucking offers clues about where the economy’s headed

by Justin Ho Aug 28, 2020
Trucking volume offers a glimpse into consumer demand today, and what that demand might look like down the road.

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Pin It Down Madison Cunningham
Suga Suga Baby Bash, Frankie J
Too Much Too Late Sabrina Claudio

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