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What a coronavirus recession would look like
Mar 17, 2020

What a coronavirus recession would look like

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People pass the New York Stock Exchange on March 16, when trading was halted for the third time in a week. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images
Plus: remote education in the digital divide, Americans stocking up, and why stocks are up. 

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COVID-19

Just what kind of recession is the COVID-19 recession going to be?

by Marketplace Staff
Mar 17, 2020
Recessions vary in length and severity, but the differences come down to how reversible the damage is.
People pass the New York Stock Exchange on March 16, when trading was halted for the third time in a week.
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How much should we buy at the store as COVID-19 spreads?

by Marielle Segarra
Mar 17, 2020
People are walking a fine line between underdoing it and overdoing it.
Shoppers stock up at a Costco in Glendale, California, on March 14.
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Universal, banking on home audiences, to stream movie releases

by Jasmine Garsd
Mar 17, 2020
Its other films currently showing may stream this week. Will people staying away from theaters pay the nearly $20 fee?
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How Samsung became one of the world's biggest tech companies

by Andie Corban and Kai Ryssdal
Mar 17, 2020
The South Korean company went from selling groceries in the 1930s to a market leader in technology across the globe.
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The restaurant industry is already struggling to stay afloat

by Justin Ho
Mar 17, 2020
With coronavirus keeping people at home, restaurants are shutting their doors and shifting their business models to adapt to the crisis.
An empty restaurant, like this one was on Monday in Brooklyn, is an increasingly common sight across the U.S.
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Midnight Khruangbin, Leon Bridges
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The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer
Maria Hollenhorst Producer II
Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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