Sep 17, 2020

Remember the trade war?

Shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Los Angeles, the nation's busiest container port, on Nov. 7, 2019 in San Pedro, California. Mario Tama/Getty Images

Plus: the LGBTQ economy, gyms going out of business and why Chuck E. Cheese wants to destroy seven billion prize tickets.

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COVID-19

U.S.-China long-term investment falls to 9-year low amid pandemic, protectionism

by Scott Tong

Sep 17, 2020

Chinese investment in the U.S. also fell because of the pandemic recession.

Shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Los Angeles, the nation's busiest container port, on Nov. 7, 2019 in San Pedro, California.

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New census data reveals more details about LGBTQ community

by Kimberly Adams

Sep 17, 2020

The data isn't perfect, advocates say, but it's likely to prove useful to government agencies and employers.

The U.S. Census found same-sex couples participate in the labor force at a higher rate than opposite-sex couples — almost 85% compared to just over 80%.

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"It's been busier than ever": What's behind LA's real estate resurgence

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser

Sep 17, 2020

The pandemic has surprisingly become a busy time for this mortgage broker.

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COVID-19

Will gyms go extinct?

by Jasmine Garsd

Sep 17, 2020

The pandemic is reshaping how, and where, we get exercise. Many gyms are out, exercise apps are in.

People exercise in workout pods at a gym in Redondo Beach, California, in June.

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Why Chuck E. Cheese wants 7 billion prize tickets shredded

by Kai Ryssdal

Sep 17, 2020

The restaurant chain, in bankruptcy proceedings, has an excess-paper-prize-ticket problem amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The restaurant chain’s parent company asked a bankruptcy court for permission to have "enough tickets to fill approximately 65 40-foot cargo shipping containers" destroyed.

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My Economy

As sales boom, Black business owner juggles two jobs

by Andie Corban

Sep 17, 2020

The push to support Black-owned businesses has meant exponential growth for Aliya Wanek's clothing line.

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Music from the episode

Let's Love Crown City Rockers

First Choice Oddisee

Make Me Better Little People

Cataracts Freddie Gibbs, Madlib

Outer Sunset Tycho

Feel Good (feat. Khruangbin) Maribou State, Khruangbin

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Daisy Palacios Senior Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer

Sean McHenry Associate Producer

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