Jun 26, 2020

Personal incomes are down … but consumer spending is up?

May saw the biggest increase in consumption ever, but we are still down 12% from spending in February. Cindy Ord/Getty Images

Consumers spending jumped a record 8.2% in May, but "we're not even close" to back to normal. Airlines executives are going to the White House today to talk COVID-19 concerns. And, Ibiza's clubs are shut down for the foreseeable future.

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COVID-19

Major airline CEOs to arrive at White House Friday for meeting on COVID-19 issues

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Scott Tong and Alex Schroeder

Jun 26, 2020

On the agenda: concerns around checking passengers' temperatures and contact tracing.

The numbers show that only about half a million Americans are flying every day. That’s one-fifth the normal amount for the early summer.

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COVID-19

Spain's party island faces an uncertain summer

by Jennifer O'Mahony

Jun 26, 2020

Ibiza usually welcomes 3 million tourists to its beaches and clubs in summertime. What now with COVID-19 restrictions?

A nearly empty boardwalk in Ibiza in May. Normally, tourists would swarm the island this time of year.

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Green Onions Booker T. & the M.G.'s

The team

David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Brian Allison Engineer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

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