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COVID-19

What Trump's payroll tax cut proposes to do for workers, businesses

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Mar 10, 2020
Payroll tax cuts, used to boost the economy, only help those who get a paycheck.
President Donald Trump talks to reporters about the spread of the coronavirus, the state of the economy and the market's reaction to the outbreak.
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Ransomware attackers are taking cues from the business world

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Mar 6, 2020
It's never been easier to conduct a ransomware attack.
An IT researchers shows a computer infected by a ransomware at the National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation.
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COVID-19

What central banks were really saying about their response to COVID-19

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Mar 3, 2020
When it comes to the global economic outlook, words matter.
Stocks fell on Wall Street as global concerns over the financial impact from the coronavirus drove investments down.
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Can made-to-order fashion change how we shop?

by Kai Ryssdal , Alli Fam and Bennett Purser
Feb 24, 2020
A slate of startups are working to make custom clothing, fast.
Models walk the runway during the Marco De Vincenzo fashion show as part of Milan Fashion Week.
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A customs broker battles the effects of COVID-19

by Bennett Purser
Feb 24, 2020
Gretchen Blough of Erie, Pennsylvania, explains how business out of China has "screeched to a halt."
A deserted street in Shanghai on Feb. 6.
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My Economy

The notary agent with a front-row seat to the economy's ups and downs

by Bennett Purser
Feb 6, 2020
In good times and bad, says Violet O'Brien, "there's always going to be a need for paperwork."
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What comes after Brexit day?

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Jan 30, 2020
"We really are only seeing the end of the beginning," said Amanda Sloat from the Brookings Institution.
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Despite bans on plastic bags, big plastic is still winning

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Jan 29, 2020
The lobby has successfully prohibited 14 states from implementing state-wide regulations.
A plastic bag sits in a Manhattan street in New York City.
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Almond farming is killing American bees

by Kai Ryssdal , Andie Corban and Bennett Purser
Jan 27, 2020
Beekeepers are now losing 30% of their bees every year.
A bumblebee draws nectar from a gooseberry bush.
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My Economy

Pedaling around the trade war

by Bennett Purser
Jan 27, 2020
Securing tariff exemption changed day-to-day business at State Bicycle Co.
Mehdi Farsi, co-founder of State Bicycle Co. in Tempe, Arizona.
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