Nov 5, 2020
COVID-19 does not care who wins or loses the election
A man casts his ballot at Tippecanoe Library on the first day of in-person early voting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Oct. 20, 2020.
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Plus, what's going on with Ant Group's planned IPO? Also, what exit polls can and can't tell us about what's on the mind of voters. And, how productivity has been hit by election uncertainty.
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Without additional pandemic aid, we're looking at an economy that has already signs of slowing dramatically as we enter the winter
Diane Swonk, chief economist at Grant Thornton, says layoffs are “stubbornly high” and it looks like employment slowed further in October. “That ups the ante that the wounds triggered by COVID will leave more permanent scars on the U.S. economy,” Swonk said.
What was supposed to be the world's biggest launch of a new stock has been postponed indefinitely
There’s word that Ant Group of China has begun returning money to investors. Marketplace China correspondent Jennifer Pak has more.
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David Brancaccio
Host
Victoria Craig
Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan
Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin
Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin
Producer
Jay Siebold
Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey
Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder
Producer
Erika Soderstrom
Producer
Rose Conlon
Producer
Brian Allison
Technical Director
