Jan 27, 2020

Chinese workers are staying home because of coronavirus

Limits on travel in China are negatively affecting oil prices. Above, people walk through Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan, China on Jan. 21, 2020. AFP via Getty Images

Today we get the view from Shanghai. Plus, oil prices, new steel and aluminum tariffs and the official start of tax season.

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COVID-19

How coronavirus is affecting Chinese workers

by Kai Ryssdal , Jennifer Pak and Andie Corban

Jan 27, 2020

The government extended the Lunar New Year holiday in an attempt to contain the disease, meaning more days off for workers.

Chinese police officers wear protective masks at Beijing Station last week.

Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

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COVID-19

Chinese travel limits further depress oil prices; analysts consider longer-term impact

by Scott Tong

Jan 27, 2020

How long will lower oil prices persist?

Limits on travel in China are negatively affecting oil prices. Above, people walk through Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan, China on Jan. 21, 2020.

AFP via Getty Images

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Trade showdown

Trump administration plans additional tariffs on steel and aluminum

by Kimberly Adams

Jan 27, 2020

Tariffs from 2018 made raw metals from outside the country more expensive. Now finished products could get extra taxes, too.

A worker cutting steel at a factory in Huaibei in China's eastern Anhui province in May 2018.

AFP via Getty Images

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Almond farming is killing American bees

by Kai Ryssdal , Andie Corban and Bennett Purser

Jan 27, 2020

Beekeepers are now losing 30% of their bees every year.

A bumblebee draws nectar from a gooseberry bush.

Yuri Kadobnov/Getty Images

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My Economy

Pedaling around the trade war

by Bennett Purser

Jan 27, 2020

Securing tariff exemption changed day-to-day business at State Bicycle Co.

Mehdi Farsi, co-founder of State Bicycle Co. in Tempe, Arizona.

Jeff Olsen

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How new tax law has affected size of refunds

by Marielle Segarra

Feb 3, 2020

Final refund numbers from last season might be evidence that people heeded warnings and changed their withholding.

Scott Olson/Getty Images

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Music from the episode

Lose My Mind The Wild Reeds

Drive Slow Kanye West, Paul Wall, GLC

Ego Beyoncé

Honey Mine Korallreven

Still Think About You A Boogie Wit da Hoodie

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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