7-Year No-Interest Loans: What It Takes To Sell Cars In A Pandemic U.S. new car sales have been recovering for six straight weeks. They're still low compared to pre-coronavirus levels, but huge incentives have helped attract buyers despite an economic crisis. Camila Domonoske
Turkey Faces Currency Crisis As COVID-19 Strains Economy In Turkey, the government is touting its donations of medical supplies abroad even though coronavirus is taking a steep toll in Turkey and the economy is on the brink. Peter Kenyon
Northwest meat supply disrupted as demand and prices spike Butcher Jeff Green expects Northwest meat prices to rise even higher in the near future, as disruptions to Washington's food supply chain continue. And like others in his industry, Green's shops are very, very busy these days. Dyer Oxley
How To Manage Personal Finances During The Pandemic Michelle Singletary, Washington Post personal finance columnist, takes listener questions about personal finances and retirement during the coronavirus pandemic.
Internetting used to be easy. Then we went home to do it full-time As the coronavirus pandemic has compelled millions to work from home, weak internet connections have become an emerging problem. Carolyn Adolph
Want Your Stimulus Check Direct Deposited? Sign Up By Noon Wednesday This applies to people who haven't received a payment and who haven't checked that the IRS has their information. Those who miss the deadine will get a paper check, which may not arrive until June. Camila Domonoske
Coronavirus Pandemic Exposes Cracks In Nursing Home System Nursing homes have accounted for nearly half of COVID-19 deaths in some states. Why have they been so vulnerable to the virus, and what could improve that in the future? Ina Jaffe
Elon Musk Reopens California Tesla Plant, Defying Local Health Officials (Again) CEO Elon Musk tweeted that he was willing to be arrested for resuming production before getting approval from Alameda County. The county had earlier said it was working with Tesla on a safety plan. Camila Domonoske
Business Adapts To Deliver The World, In A Long Island Oyster, Door To Door As sales to restaurant clients dried up, oyster farmer Peter Stein had to adapt or perish. Now, he's delivering oysters directly to individual customers, doing about 20% of his usual business. Elena Schwartz
Rep. Escobar On Pandemic Employment Challenges Facing Latinos NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas about devastating unemployment numbers among Latinos, and why they have been hit so hard.
