Mar 6, 2020

Hollywood isn’t immune to COVID-19

Two people wearing face masks work a promotional stand for the Disney movie "Mulan" in an almost empty shopping mall in Beijing. Greg Baker/AFP

Plus, what we can get out of today's jobs report, diminishing returns on the 10-year T-note and a visit to the dark web.

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COVID-19

The new coronavirus shut down the Chinese movie industry

by Jasmine Garsd

Mar 6, 2020

And Hollywood's fortune's are increasingly tied to the Chinese box office.

Two people wearing face masks work a promotional stand for the Disney movie "Mulan" in an almost empty shopping mall in Beijing.

Greg Baker/AFP

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COVID-19

February jobs numbers don't reveal much about economic impact of COVID-19

by Mitchell Hartman

Mar 6, 2020

Economists are tracking other data for clues about where the economy is headed.

The affect of COVID-19 on jobs is likely to show up in shipping and transportation. Above, the cranes are idle at the Port of Los Angeles — the nation's busiest container port — on March 6, 2020.

Mario Tama/Getty Images

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10-year Treasury yields, at record lows, are still above zero. Not after inflation, though.

by Amy Scott

Mar 6, 2020

When you factor inflation, investors are actually losing money by lending to the U.S. government.

Real yields on bonds fell to about negative half a percent on Friday. Above, the floor of the NYSE after the closing bell March 6, 2020.

David Dee Delgado/Getty Images

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Ransomware attackers are taking cues from the business world

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser

Mar 6, 2020

It's never been easier to conduct a ransomware attack.

An IT researchers shows a computer infected by a ransomware at the National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation.

Damien Meyer/AFP via Getty Images

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Music from the episode

Headlines (feat. Westside Gunn, Conway & Benny) DJ Premier, Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine, Benny The Butcher

Low Season Poolside

Reflektor Arcade Fire

Bustling Freddie Joachim

Watch it Grow The Everywheres

Look what I've Done Maverick Sabre

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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