Oct 1, 2020

Is that a glimmer of federal coronavirus relief?

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin plan to talk today. Plus, the Tokyo Stock Exchange outage. And, amid the legal battle over TikTok and WeChat, a look at the hurdles U.S. tech firms face in China.

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Is there now a chance we get a new coronavirus relief package before the election?

Marketplace’s Nancy Marshall-Genzer has more.

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Tokyo Stock Exchange had to be turned off today due to an apparent technical program

The BBC’s Katie Silver reports.

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App wars between China and U.S. caught in tit-for-tat dynamic

by Jennifer Pak

Oct 1, 2020

Chinese officials seem to ignore the fact that they put up many obstacles for U.S. tech firms to operate in China.

Chinese smartphone users in Shanghai are largely blocked from accessing U.S. social media apps because of longstanding trade barriers.

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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

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