Mar 13, 2020

Your coronavirus questions, answered

A worker cleans a subway station this week in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Questions like where the Fed's $1.5 trillion went, how algorithmic trading is affecting volatility and what numbers to watch as we prepare for a recession.

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COVID-19

California races to defend homeless population from COVID-19

by Molly Solomon

Mar 13, 2020

In California, most of the state’s 150,000 homeless people are living unsheltered, outside or in structures not meant for human habitation.

Health officials and service providers say homeless populations, like the people living at this camp in Richmond, California, are particularly vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19.

Sruti Mamidanna/KQED

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COVID-19

Liquidity will be key to weathering COVID-19 slowdown

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Mar 13, 2020

"Credit is the mother’s milk of economic activity," said one analyst.

Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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COVID-19

Running a mall, in a time of social distancing

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser

Mar 13, 2020

After years of navigating a rocky retail landscape, a mall manager braces for COVID-19.

People walk through a Manhattan shopping mall on Jan. 30, 2020 in New York City.

(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Music from the episode

Pink + White Frank Ocean

Flight to the Jungle (Landing) Monster Rally

On It Maestro Nightmares On Wax

Hearts Blackbird Blackbird

Red Bull & Hennessy Jenny Lewis

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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