Feb 6, 2020

How much money do you have tied up in gift cards?

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Plus: The latest China trade news, how to retrieve your personal data and why Iowa's caucus app failed.

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COVID-19

As the coronavirus epidemic grows, China prepares to cut tariffs

by Kimberly Adams

Feb 6, 2020

The virus' economic toll may interfere with China's ability to make promised purchases.

A woman wears a protective mask as she waits on an empty subway platform during the evening rush hour on Feb. 3 in Beijing.

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Billions of dollars are tied up in unused gift cards

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Feb 6, 2020

More than the deposits held by many banks, according to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

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My Economy

The notary agent with a front-row seat to the economy's ups and downs

by Bennett Purser

Feb 6, 2020

In good times and bad, says Violet O'Brien, "there's always going to be a need for paperwork."

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The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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