Mar 19, 2021

Turning an economic corner?

Relief money is going out, vaccinations are ramping up and people are ready to spend. Also on today's show, Disney is facing a complaint of pay secrecy.

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The Weekly Wrap

“Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal speaks with Jeanna Smialek of the New York Times and Jordyn Holman from Bloomberg about takeaways from the Federal Open Market Committee’s March meeting, retail sales and the economic outlook.

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Workplace Culture

Disney faces pay-secrecy complaint in lawsuit

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Mar 19, 2021

It's illegal under labor laws to prohibit employees from discussing salaries, though informal taboos are common.

Pay secrecy policies keep women and people of color from finding out just how much less money they may make compared to their white, male colleagues.

Molly Riley/AFP via Getty Images

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Amazon bets a billion a year that NFL's "Thursday Night Football" will draw customers

by Samantha Fields

Mar 19, 2021

The games themselves might never be profitable, but the Prime members they draw probably will be.

Amazon's NFL deal may expand the ranks of Prime members. Experts also say the online giant has room to up its streaming game.

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COVID-19

Washington apple farmer is "optimistic" as workers get vaccinated

by Kai Ryssdal , Andie Corban and Minju Park

Mar 19, 2021

“They are on the front lines of the food production industry in this country," said Patrick Smith, who runs Loftus Ranches.

"I’m really hopeful that when we get to our harvest season, globally, things are really looking up," says Patrick Smith, whose family runs Loftus Ranches, an apple and hops farm in Yakima, Washington.

Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images

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Music from the episode

Aminals Baths

Eye Of The Storm Ensemble Entendu

Pyramid Blue Richard Houghten

Hanging Gardens Classixx

Show Me How You Feel Shafiq Husayn, Karen Be

Mine Forever Lord Huron

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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