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How do you end up with negative oil prices?
Apr 20, 2020

How do you end up with negative oil prices?

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OPEC and Russia have reached a deal on oil production. But can that stop the downward price trend? David McNew/Getty Images
Plus: How experts reckon with COVID-19's impact on GDP and a conversation with a banker who's giving small business loans.

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COVID-19

What's going to happen to GDP?

by Andie Corban and Kai Ryssdal
Apr 20, 2020
With millions of sudden job losses and an unprecedented economic shutdown, forecasting GDP is different than usual this quarter.
Consumer purchases make up a large part of the economy. But right now, people aren't spending as much as they used to. Above, Target shoppers in 2001.
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In keeping shelves stocked, small, ethnic grocers have an advantage

by Justin Ho
Apr 20, 2020
The long lines and empty shelves at grocery stores across the country have tested America’s food supply chain. Smaller, independent store supply chains are proving more resilient.
Bulk goods at Sahadi's grocery store in Brooklyn. The store has adapted quickly to the run on groceries during the coronavirus lockdown.
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Life on the front lines of the federal government’s small business loan program

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Apr 20, 2020
“For every loan we made, I had another one in the pipeline,” said Laurie Stewart, CEO of Sound Community Bank in Seattle.
Laurie Stewart, the head of Sound Community Bank in Seattle, says pressures to hold more capital will "impact our ability to serve clients and to be investable."
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As retail industry melts down, lingerie company Natori confronts a threat

by Marielle Segarra
Apr 20, 2020
Most of its business is with department stores, many of which are closed. “It’s been pretty much a disaster,” President Ken Natori says.
From left, Ken Natori, president of lingerie and loungewear company Natori; his mother, Josie, CEO; and her husband, also Ken.
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Mortgages are still cheap, if you can get one

by Amy Scott
Apr 20, 2020
Lenders are tightening credit standards as funding dries up.
Borrowers are finding it harder to qualify for a mortgage.
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