Feb 3, 2020

Why mall owners are buying Forever 21

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Plus: coronavirus turned Shanghai into a ghost town, tariff exemptions are harder to get and the world's biggest oil producers mull cutting production.

Segments From this episode

Women make gains in the workforce but pay still lags behind

by Andie Corban and Kai Ryssdal

Feb 3, 2020

Jobs that involve caregiving are dominated by women. They also pay less.

Women make up for 78% of workers in the health care sector.

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COVID-19

Coronavirus: OPEC-Russia consider emergency meeting to cut supply in response to anemic Chinese demand

by Scott Tong

Feb 3, 2020

Nervous traders are selling oil contracts first and asking questions later.

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Companies are worried tariff exclusions are getting harder to come by

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Feb 3, 2020

The Wall Street Journal found just 3% of exemption decisions on a recent tariff list were approvals.

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In buying Forever 21, mall owners buy themselves some time

by Marielle Segarra

Feb 3, 2020

Nearly half of the malls owned by Simon Property Group and Brookfield have a Forever 21 in them.

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Music from the episode

La Tortura (feat. Alejandro Sanz) Shakira, Alejandro Sanz

Loving You Jennifer Lopez

Fu-Gee-La Fugees

Giving Up The Ghost DJ Shadow

Antenna Bonobo

Sunrise Mandy Gonzalez, Christopher Jackson, 'In The Heights' Original Broadway Company

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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