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Mar 16, 2020

What happens to the economy when COVID-19 throws on the brakes?

Plus, supply chains along the border, China’s 270 million students learning at home and markets, which had their biggest single-day drop of the crisis.

Grocery stores are about the only place where things aren't slowing down. — Grocery stores are about the only place where things aren't slowing down.
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Segments From This Episode

Working parents in China struggle with online schooling during the COVID-19 outbreak
by Jennifer Pak
Charles Zhang/Marketplace
Online classes are difficult for working Chinese parents with young children.
For supply chain companies, U.S.-Mexico border closures could be catastrophic
by Andy Uhler
Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Mexico’s deputy health minister says he’s worried about people coming into Mexico from the United States.
How the Federal Reserve’s “discount window” works
by Amy Scott
Mark Makela/Getty Images
The Fed’s cut to its short-term, emergency loan rate is meant to keep credit flowing to households and businesses.
Mass telecommuting is an opportunity for hackers
by Scott Tong
Yasin Akgul/AFP via Getty Images
As more people work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the bad guys are out. Even if your laptop is secure, your home network might not be.
One bartender faces the prospect of weeks without pay: “It’s gonna become a problem pretty quick.”
by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Thomas Patterson
Neil Cairns, a bartender in Portland, Oregon says he’ll just have to “hope for the best” as he faces reduced hours and the prospect of bar closures.

Music from the episode

The Team

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