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COVID-19 wilts global flower trade, even as spring weather blossoms

by Victoria Craig
Apr 29, 2020
Many growers are now throwing away up to 80% of their production
A field of tulips spells out the message "Stay Strong" in the Netherlands.
Wilbert Bijzitter/AFP via Getty Images
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GoFundMe CEO: "We're not yet seeing much around recovery"

by Kai Ryssdal and Alli Fam
Apr 28, 2020
Activity use on the crowdfunding platform GoFundMe may provide a window into where we stand on the road to recovery.
Tim Cadogan started as CEO of GoFundMe less than two months ago.
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What will Hollywood look like when it finally reopens?

by Jasmine Garsd
Apr 28, 2020
Set staff may be tested regularly for COVID-19, and studios are reportedly thinking of limiting the use of extras.
The Walt Disney Studios in Los Angeles halted production April 8.
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Chinese factories are returning, but global supply chain remains uncertain

by Scott Tong
Apr 28, 2020
Cranking up the global manufacturing machine is not just about China.
Workers in face masks at a car seat factory in Shanghai.
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Those without bank accounts face special challenges during a pandemic

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Apr 28, 2020
Mastercard has a new plan to make digital banking more accessible.
Mastercard is expanding its program, pledging to get a billion unbanked people and 50 million unbanked very small businesses into the formal financial system within five years.
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Minority-owned businesses struggle to access emergency loans

by Amy Scott
Apr 28, 2020
Many of their lenders were excluded from the Paycheck Protection Program.
There's criticism that smaller and minority-owned businesses didn't get their fair share from the first round of the Paycheck Protection Program funding.
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Apple, Google plan to release contact-tracing tool this week

by Jack Stewart
Apr 28, 2020
But what assurances are there that the data is private?
The Australian government's contact tracing app, COVIDSafe. Apple and Google worked together on their own tech-based solution.
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Small banks worry they're at a disadvantage in new round of SBA loans

by Justin Ho
Apr 27, 2020
Banks submitting 5,000 or more applications can upload one document. Banks submitting fewer have to enter information manually.
Small banks across the country reported technical problems submitting loans to the Small Business Administration.
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A Shanghai postcard: life after the COVID-19 economic shutdown

by Jennifer Pak
Apr 27, 2020
With masks, fever checks and health QR codes, there are signs that the coronavirus still poses a threat to daily life.
Marketplace's Jennifer Pak on a hike three hours outside of Shanghai. Before departing, she had to make sure she could return to the city without being quarantined.
Jennifer Pak/Marketplace
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Peace Corps volunteers return home to a dismal job market and a future in limbo

by Andy Uhler
Apr 27, 2020
There’s a network of former Peace Corps volunteers trying to help current volunteers in their abrupt return.
About 7,000 Peace Corps volunteers had their service cut short in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Courtesy of the Peace Corps
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