Segments From This Episode

• More optimistic about the recovery, big banks trim the reserves they set aside to cover bad loans

  by Justin Ho

  

  But if we’re in for a double-dip recession, they’ll need to set aside billions more than they currently have on hand.

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• There are signs the economy may be improving

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  

  The modest increase in Producer Price Index numbers could be good inflation, considering.

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• What you need to know about Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation

  by Mitchell Hartman, Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

  

  And what happens when the PEUC program expires at the end of the year?

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• Airlines to start offering pre-flight COVID tests

  by Andy Uhler

  

  United Airlines will be the first to do so starting Wednesday.

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• What role can the Fed play in building a more inclusive economy?

  by Marketplace Staff

  

  The Federal Reserve is holding a series of events aimed at understanding structural racism in the U.S. economy and actions to address it.

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• How a coffee company CEO is getting through the pandemic

  by Sean McHenry

  

  Keba Konte, CEO of Red Bay Coffee based in Oakland, California, recounts the challenges his business has faced due to the pandemic.

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