Apr 30, 2020

Keep an eye on the labor force participation rate

Companies that sell shelf-stable foods have benefited during the coronavirus pandemic. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

Plus: AMC bans Universal Pictures, corporate earnings are terrible and influencers are still ... influencing.

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COVID-19

Labor force participation rate signals massive job loss

by Mitchell Hartman

Apr 30, 2020

With first-time jobless claims topping 30 million since mid-March, the Labor Department's April unemployment rate may under-count job loss.

A city worker hands out applications for unemployment benefits at a drive-through center.

Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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COVID-19

During lockdown, why dress up?

by Marielle Segarra

Apr 30, 2020

Sales at clothing retailers dropped by 50% in March.

Loungewear will do just fine while you're working at home.

Sean Gallup/Getty Images

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State and local governments pinched as pandemic hits tax revenue

by Kimberly Adams

Apr 30, 2020

Many will be forced to tap rainy-day funds or turn to the bond market to make ends meet.

Union Station in Los Angeles. States and municipalities may turn to the bond market to support transportation systems and other facilities.

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Pandemic positions some companies to do better than others

by Andy Uhler

Apr 30, 2020

There are business winners and losers in this pandemic.

Companies that sell shelf-stable foods have benefited during the coronavirus pandemic.

Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

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Paying the bills when you've been out of work

by Andie Corban

Apr 30, 2020

We checked in with three people who suddenly lost their jobs in March.

A resident looks out an apartment window in New York. For many, the rent is due tomorrow.

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Universal, movie theaters fighting over digital releases

by Jasmine Garsd

Apr 30, 2020

Universal's latest "Trolls" movie was a digital hit. The studio says it could release films online and in theaters once the pandemic fades.

Will movie theatres see the same rebound after quarantine as they did after the Great Depression?

Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

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How the coronavirus pandemic is influencing the influencer economy

by Kai Ryssdal , Alli Fam and Maria Hollenhorst

Apr 30, 2020

How influencers make money might continue to change after the coronavirus pandemic.

Culinary influencers are enjoying a boom.

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Music from the episode

Perfectionist (feat. Rick Ross, Meek Mill) The Alchemist

Every Day a Dream Menahan Street Band

Outer Sunset Tycho

Sister Owls Monster Rally

Feel Free Mr. Scruff

Chief Rocka Lords Of The Underground

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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