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Coronavirus
Despite staggering unemployment numbers, it's even worse than it looks
Apr 9, 2020
Nearly one out of 10 people who had a job to go to before the pandemic don't have one now.
Coronavirus-linked hardship puts pressure on food banks
by
Nova Safo
Apr 9, 2020
As millions lose their jobs or suffer furloughs, the demand at food banks is surging.
How to help the poor amid COVID-19? Give them money, says Nobel laureate Esther Duflo
by
David Brancaccio
and Rose Conlon
Apr 9, 2020
If a segment of the population stops buying things, it could lead to a much larger economic crisis, Duflo warned.
For steel business, pandemic poses new kind of uncertainty
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Alli Fam
and Andie Corban
Apr 8, 2020
The coronavirus makes planning and logistics even more difficult for industry coming off trade war with China.
COVID-19 prompts questions about which jobs are classed "hazardous"
Apr 7, 2020
It's mostly up to companies to decide who gets hazard pay, and for how long.
Running a farm in the coronavirus economy
by
Andie Corban
and Kai Ryssdal
Apr 7, 2020
"We're doing everything we can to continue the critical activities that we need to do,with a lot of added precautions for the sake of our employees," said Patrick Smith of Loftus Ranches in Washington.
Pandemic could mean opportunity for real estate investors
by
Andy Uhler
Apr 7, 2020
“Now's the time to innovate and go hunting," says an investment firm co-founder.
For public good, not for profit.
Stress tests for banks aren't designed for a downturn as severe as this one
by
Justin Ho
Apr 6, 2020
Today's news is worse — and coming faster — than in the scenarios the central bank tests for.
More companies suspending earnings guidance as economy tanks
by
Andy Uhler
Apr 6, 2020
Guidance is a way for a company to help others assess what its stock is worth, but right now, a lot of companies just don't know.
What's gonna happen to the consumer economy?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Apr 6, 2020
Consumer spending accounts for 70% of U.S. GDP. Is that going to change soon?