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Mar 5, 2020

Up and down we go

Futures are down today after a Wednesday market boom. Saudi Arabia seeks cuts in oil production as OPEC meets. How COVID-19 is erasing Los Angeles economic activity.

A trader works during the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 3, 2020 on Wall Street. — A trader works during the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 3, 2020 on Wall Street.
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Segments From This Episode

Consumers see cheaper gas at the pump as COVID-19 reduces demand for oil
by Mitchell Hartman
Scott Barbour/Getty Images
Companies are using less oil to make and ship things. As consumers curtail travel, they use less oil, too.
Los Angeles businesses feel sting of COVID-19 travel restrictions
by Robert Garrova
Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
The city welcomed more than 1 million visitors from China in 2019.

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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
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director

Up and down we go