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COVID-19

Community banker says small businesses need more help

by Kai Ryssdal and Rose Conlon
Dec 4, 2020
Months after the Paycheck Protection Program rollout, many loan recipients are struggling.
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COVID-19

What is a double-dip recession?

by Rose Conlon and Kai Ryssdal
Dec 3, 2020
Not all recessions are created equal.
People line up to receive a food distribution in Harlem, New York.
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Baltimore restaurant owner launches incubator for Black micro businesses

by Amy Scott and Rose Conlon
Nov 26, 2020
Terence Dickson wants to make sure Black business owners don't keep missing out on small-business relief.
Terence Dickson stands in front of "Big Blue," a delivery truck he's converted into an outdoor bar at his restaurant in Baltimore.
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How Delta is avoiding Trump's import tariffs

by Kai Ryssdal and Rose Conlon
Nov 20, 2020
In a clever workaround, the airline has reportedly sent Airbus planes overseas before bringing them to the U.S.
Air travel is expected to approach pre-pandemic levels this holiday season.
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COVID-19

How one professional singer is managing work from home

by Rose Conlon
Nov 3, 2020
With live performances canceled, artists are finding creative solutions.
"When the pandemic hit, really quickly it became apparent that we wouldn’t be able to sing again with other people."
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Economic Anxiety Index®

Nearly half of Americans would have trouble paying an unexpected $250 expense

by Rose Conlon
Oct 15, 2020
The latest Marketplace-Edison Research Poll shows the precarity of Americans' finances during the pandemic.
It's the 30th week in a row that more than 800,000 Americans have filed new applications for unemployment benefits.
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COVID & Unemployment

Temporary furloughs are turning into permanent job losses during the pandemic

by David Brancaccio , Rose Conlon , Erika Soderstrom and Alex Schroeder
Sep 1, 2020
It's a hit to morale and skill-building for the workforce.
A front desk worker assists a patron with checking in at the reopening of Bellagio hotel-casino on June 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. MGM Grand Resorts has announced it will lay off 18,000 workers who were previously temporarily furloughed.
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How low interest rates could make inequality worse

by David Brancaccio , Rose Conlon and Erika Soderstrom
Sep 1, 2020
Low interest rates hurt our ability to save.
Karen Petrou, managing partner at Federal Financial Analytics, says there's "nothing" in the Federal Reserve's new policy for "shared prosperity."
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U.S.-China phase one trade deal: It's alive, but is it well?

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Rose Conlon and Erika Soderstrom
Aug 26, 2020
There's a deal, sure, but it's not looking good in terms of hitting targets.
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Networking differences may play a role in workplace gender gaps, study finds

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Rose Conlon
Aug 25, 2020
Women connect more closely with fewer people. Men tend to have looser, sparser networks.
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