Sep 11, 2020

Six months in, how are you doing?

A student receives a temperature check before leaving the car to enter a tutoring center on Sept. 2 in Culver City, California. Mario Tama/Getty Images

Today, we're gonna check in on our personal economies, the stalled federal relief plan, Brexit (remember Brexit?) and more.

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The Weekly Wrap: Six months of the pandemic economy

“Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal talks with Nela Richardson at Edward Jones and Sudeep Reddy at Politico about being six months into the pandemic, federal unemployment aid and how voters are experiencing the economy.

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COVID & Unemployment

Trump's Lost Wages Assistance money isn't enough for many unemployed

by Mitchell Hartman

Sep 11, 2020

As Congress battles over how to help those who are out of work in the pandemic, FEMA funds to replace federal pandemic checks are already running out.

A protester holds a sign calling for a fix to unemployment benefits at a protest in Miami Beach.

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COVID-19

Businesses, insurers want federal backstop to interruption insurance

by Kimberly Adams

Sep 11, 2020

Retailers like Century 21 are blaming unpaid insurance claims for their bankruptcies.

A Century 21 department store in lower Manhattan on Sept. 10. The company blamed its insurers for its bankruptcy.

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COVID-19

What live music looks like during a pandemic

by Marielle Segarra

Sep 11, 2020

Verzuz battles are really more like live music love fests.

Timbaland and Swizz Beatz, creators of Verzuz, at an event in 2019. The live shows streamed on Instagram and Apple Music pit two music icons against each other in live performance of their songs.

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It’s getting a lot easier to pay in installments

by Justin Ho

Sep 11, 2020

Easy-to-use services that let shoppers pay in installments are growing in popularity. They can make online shopping more affordable, but they can also get consumers into trouble.

Shopify, as well as other online selling platforms, helped millions of merchants create their online sites to continue to sell goods throughout the pandemic. But since more people are getting vaccinated, how will Shopify remain relevant once people are back to brick and mortar stores?

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Brexit

Britain risks trade deals with EU, U.S. with unilateral Brexit change

by Stephen Beard

Sep 11, 2020

Northern Ireland border comes back as a stumbling block for British-EU relations.

Michel Barnier, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, arrives with members of his team for more Brexit trade talks on Sept. 9, in London, England, as anti-Brexit protesters follow him.

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Music from the episode

Pink Skirt Emma Donovan, The Putbacks

Never Been to Japan Methyl Merman

Good to Me Freddie Joachim

The World Is Yours Will Sessions

Cool Anthony Hamilton, David Banner

Artifice SOHN

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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