Plus: how deep this recession will get, how Americans are confronting the bills due this week and a conversation with rapper, singer and writer Dessa.
Just because the COVID-19 recession came on incredibly quickly does not mean it will be a quick recovery.
With more people stuck inside during the COVID-19 pandemic, some are flocking to console and computer games.
Shopping is vital for the economy. That doesn’t mean folks feel great about discretionary purchases right now.
“What are we supposed to do when we’ve got to stay apart?” said musician and writer Dessa.
China goes back to work, not to normality.
Individual governments have defended decisions to keep medical equipment at home, arguing they must take care of their medical workers and patients first.
Millions of people’s incomes have been reduced or disappeared completely because of COVID-19, and rent day is just around the corner.