Early indicators of a COVID-19 recession are here

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Goldman's growth forecast, TSA data and why we need a little Christmas (right this very minute).

The economy is hitting a brick wall, but we don’t yet have the hard economic data — like jobs numbers. On our second daily episode, Kai and Molly talk about some of the indicators we do have and how much you can trust them. Plus, we look at the essential question in fighting this pandemic: If we shut down the economy, will that paralyze our health care system? Finally, a seasonal re-do Make Me Smile moment.

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