Jul 16, 2020

Two weeks until the bottom falls out

Protesters ask senators to support the continuation of unemployment benefits Thursday in Miami Springs, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Plus: The latest on yesterday's big Twitter hack, this year's political conventions and how parenting in the pandemic will hurt women's careers.

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COVID & Unemployment

Extra unemployment benefit during pandemic boosts spending

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Jul 16, 2020

Normally, jobless workers receiving unemployment cut their spending by 7%. But a JPMorgan Chase study found it's rising — by 10%.

An employee administers a temperature check outside an Apple store. The government bonus paid to unemployed workers is scheduled to end at the end of this month.

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Parenting in a Pandemic

Moms are reducing work hours 4-5 times more than dads during pandemic

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Jul 16, 2020

It could leave them vulnerable to layoffs, stalled careers and lower pay for years to come, new studies find.

A mom helps her two daughters with schoolwork during the pandemic in New York.

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Some of Twitter's biggest accounts got hacked. It could have been much worse.

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban

Jul 16, 2020

Zeynep Tufekci, a technology and society expert at the University of North Carolina, hopes the hacks on Obama, Gates and others act as a wake-up call ahead of the election.

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Why do political parties still hold conventions? (Hint: $$$)

by Kimberly Adams

Jul 16, 2020

They can juice local economies. They can also juice campaign coffers.

Joe Biden speaks during the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Pennsylvania. This year's convention will take place virtually at a later date.

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United States of Work

For some, navigating the pandemic is like “walking on a sheet of ice”

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

Jul 16, 2020

Tax accountant Michael Durant is seeing his small business clients through a storm, but facing another at home.

Certified Public Accountant Michael Durant said trying to survive the pandemic is "like walking on a sheet of ice" for some of his small business clients. "You're just trying to get to the other side and hoping that it maintains," he said.

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COVID-19

Could the Fed help bail out New York's MTA?

by Justin Ho

Jul 16, 2020

The central bank offers loans to help state and local governments through the pandemic. But is it the best way to borrow?

A worker cleans the turnstiles at an MTA subway station in May. With hardly any farebox revenue, the MTA is considering a loan from the Fed's Municipal Liquidity Facility.

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COVID-19

Restaurant owners to Yelp reviewers: Be considerate!

by Jasmine Garsd

Jul 16, 2020

During the pandemic, a bad Yelp review hurts more than ever.

Diners peruse a menu at a Maryland restaurant. Many Yelp reviewers' unrestrained criticism is another stress factor for struggling eateries.

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Music from the episode

The Spirit Blossoms All Over the Land Onra

Raw Karmawin

Always Something DJ Mitsu The Beats

Relief in Believing Jon Ososki

Lovely You Monster Rally

Sailing Through Rainbows of Sound Richard Houghten

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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