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Mar 24, 2020

Where is market optimism coming from?

Americans get hope that the economy won’t be shut down for months or quarters. What life is like for grocery store workers right now. Contingency planning for airlines. The Summer Olympics get pushed back to 2021.

The fact that COVID-19 deaths have slowed in Italy, in addition to other recent news, is providing a confidence boost in the U.S. — The fact that COVID-19 deaths have slowed in Italy, in addition to other recent news, is providing a confidence boost in the U.S.
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Segments From This Episode

Grocery store worker: “I have a lot of anxiety”
by Marielle Segarra
Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
Grocery store employees are working under difficult conditions.
What a delay means for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
by Mitchell Hartman
Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
Amateur athletes are struggling with facilities that have been closed and qualifying meets that have been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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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