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How one hairstylist is preparing to get back to work

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
May 12, 2020
As Idaho reopens, Ashley Nelson is getting back in touch with clients and hoping they will be loyal to her.
Ashley Nelson, a hair stylist in Boise, Idaho, hasn't taken an appointment since mid-March.
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Buy America order could worsen medical supply shortages, economists say

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
May 12, 2020
More than 200 economists have signed a letter to President Trump and congressional leaders. They say a Buy America order the Trump administration is contemplating for medical supplies would push up prices and exacerbate shortages.
The Port of Los Angeles. The Buy America initiative may raise the price of medical supplies imported from China.
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Does measuring inflation matter during a pandemic?

by Kristin Schwab
May 12, 2020
How prices of many basic goods and services change usually tells us a lot about where the economy is headed.
A gas station in Los Angeles in March. CPI data shows gas prices fell more than 20% last month.
Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images
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Federal student loan interest rates drop to historic low

by Samantha Fields
May 12, 2020
But with high unemployment and economic uncertainty will students want to take on loans?
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UK universities stand to lose billions if the pandemic keeps foreign students away

by Stephen Beard
May 12, 2020
Hundreds of thousands of foreign students may not enroll at British schools in the next academic year.
A deserted All Souls College at Oxford University. Oxford has a large endowment, but foreign students make up 40% of those enrolled.
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What are ETFs and why is the Fed pouring billions into them?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
May 12, 2020
The Federal Reserve is prepared to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in corporate bond ETFs to support businesses, and make it possible for these businesses to borrow during the Coronavirus downturn.
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Flying is going to be very different post-coronavirus

by Jack Stewart
May 12, 2020
COVID-19 could change airports and the experience onboard planes as much as 9/11 did, according to some experts.
An Air France employee checks the body temperature of passengers before they board a flight.
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Elon Musk says he's defying government orders, reopening Tesla assembly plant

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
May 12, 2020
The plant is situated in a California COVID-19 hot spot.
Musk has also threatened to move his operation out of California altogether.
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Still waiting for your stimulus money? The deadline for direct deposit information is Wednesday.

by Meghan McCarty Carino
May 12, 2020
About 20 million Americans are still waiting.
Some paper checks have already gone out, the IRS says, but others could take until June or July.
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Substance use treatment goes virtual as people shelter from pandemic

by Alisa Roth
May 12, 2020
Treatment usually involves in-person therapy and group meetings. Now, counselors are trying to adjust.
Treatment centers are pivoting to online counseling to provide services while minimizing risk.
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