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What happens when you take billions out of the economy overnight?
Jul 22, 2020

What happens when you take billions out of the economy overnight?

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Jose Abreu join other demonstrators participating in a protest asking Senators to support the continuation of unemployment benefits on July 16, 2020 in Miami Springs, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
We're about to find out. Plus: the coin shortage and what it takes for a company like Apple to become carbon neutral.

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COVID & Unemployment

How the loss of $600 a week will impact jobless people we've been following

by Mitchell Hartman
Jul 22, 2020
For some people, moving might be an option. For others, not much might change.
An applicant fills out an unemployment benefits form in Virginia. Temporary relief payments are scheduled to end soon.
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Apple joins list of companies promising to go carbon neutral

by Andy Uhler
Jul 22, 2020
Apple’s emissions from making its products accounted for three quarters of its carbon footprint last year.
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Where did all the coins go?

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Jul 22, 2020
The Federal Reserve is hoping a task force can solve the shortage of change in the economy.
A number of economic factors, including lower-than-normal labor force participation, declining immigration, and retirements among Baby Boomer-aged workers means that labor shortages may persist well into the future.
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The housing market's a rare bright spot in a struggling economy

by Justin Ho
Jul 22, 2020
Low mortgage rates and high demand are good news for homeowners.
A for-sale sign outside a house. Sales of existing homes jumped in June.
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COVID & Unemployment

Rent relief funds quickly overwhelmed by need

by Samantha Fields
Jul 22, 2020
In Los Angeles, more than 220,000 people applied to the city’s rent relief fund, but there is only enough money to help 50,000 people.
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The collapse of tech giant Wirecard triggers national angst in Germany

by Stephen Beard
Jul 22, 2020
Has a $2 billion hole in the accounts of one of Germany's most prestigious companies damaged the country’s reputation for high tech and high finance?
Wirecard recently declared bankruptcy and its executives are being investigated for fraud.
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COVID-19

Some unemployed workers must prove they're looking for jobs to get benefits

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 22, 2020
States had suspended the requirement in the early weeks of the crisis, but some have now brought it back.
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Becoming a Tree Richard Houghten
Murder to the Mind Tash Sultana
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oh baby LCD Soundsystem
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Daisy Palacios Senior Producer
Maria Hollenhorst Producer
Sean McHenry Associate Producer

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