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Life on the front lines of the federal government’s small business loan program

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Apr 20, 2020
“For every loan we made, I had another one in the pipeline,” said Laurie Stewart, CEO of Sound Community Bank in Seattle.
Laurie Stewart, the head of Sound Community Bank in Seattle, says pressures to hold more capital will "impact our ability to serve clients and to be investable."
Courtesy Sound Community Bank
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Mortgages are still cheap, if you can get one

by Amy Scott
Apr 20, 2020
Lenders are tightening credit standards as funding dries up.
Borrowers are finding it harder to qualify for a mortgage.
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What's going to happen to GDP?

by Andie Corban and Kai Ryssdal
Apr 20, 2020
With millions of sudden job losses and an unprecedented economic shutdown, forecasting GDP is different than usual this quarter.
Consumer purchases make up a large part of the economy. But right now, people aren't spending as much as they used to. Above, Target shoppers in 2001.
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As retail industry melts down, lingerie company Natori confronts a threat

by Marielle Segarra
Apr 20, 2020
Most of its business is with department stores, many of which are closed. “It’s been pretty much a disaster,” President Ken Natori says.
From left, Ken Natori, president of lingerie and loungewear company Natori; his mother, Josie, CEO; and her husband, also Ken.
Josh Wong/courtesy of Natori
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Managers struggle with remote work, too

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Apr 20, 2020
The crisis demands a more emotional supervision style.
How do you manage a team remotely?
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Pot sales on the rise in some states with people home due to COVID-19

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 20, 2020
Pot retailers are open for business in most states where recreational sales are legal.
Cannabis sales are still up compared to last April in major markets like California, Washington and Colorado.
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Costco and Instacart expand deliveries to include prescription drugs

by Kristin Schwab
Apr 20, 2020
It's an effort to compete with drugstore chains and pharmacy startups.
About 90% of prescriptions are filled in person. Will the pandemic change that?
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With some meatpacking plant closures due to COVID-19, a look at their role in the food supply chain

by Madelyn Beck
Apr 20, 2020
The industry has consolidated over the last decades, so there are fewer plants, that handle a lot more meat.
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Supply chains are being pulled to the limit

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Apr 17, 2020
Many companies are taking a hard look at their tattered supply chains.
Cranes stand idle at the Port of Los Angeles — the nation's busiest container port — as supply chains shift during COVID-19.
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Air travel is almost completely grounded due to COVID-19, as these 6 charts show

by Jack Stewart and Gabriel Cortes
Apr 17, 2020
The number of people traveling by plane has dropped at least 95%. We run the numbers.
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