European Union Restricts Export Of Medical Gear, Threatening Countries Which Need It NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Anabel González, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, about the European Union's decision to restrict the export of medical gear.
A Must For Millions, Zoom Has A Dark Side — And An FBI Warning Federal and state law enforcement are asking questions about Zoom's security and privacy policies, as millions flock to the videoconferencing service for meetings, classes and social gatherings. Shannon Bond
Homecare Workers Find Themselves Unemployed Because Of COIVID-19 June Freeman, a homecare worker in San Diego, Calif., sends money to her family in the Philippines. The coronavirus outbreak has put her out of work because clients are now sheltering with family.
Faster Coronavirus Testing May Help To Ease Results Backlog One of the nation's biggest medical testing companies acknowledged a backlog of at least 115,000 coronavirus tests, illustrating how the nation is struggling to test effectively during the pandemic. Rob Stein
U.S. Lost 701,000 Jobs In March; Much Worse To Come For the first time in nearly a decade, the economy suffered a net loss of jobs as the coronavirus began to take hold in the country. The unemployment rate shot up to 4.4%. Scott Horsley
What Happened Today: Another Unprecedented Jump In Unemployment An NPR economics reporter answers listener questions about the enormous new unemployment numbers released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Labor. Jim Zarroli
Report: Trump Organization Seeks Financial Help During Coronavirus Outbreak NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with New York Times reporter David Enrich about the Trump Organization seeking financial assistance to help with the effects of the coronavirus epidemic on the company.
An Economic Perspective On The Newest Unemployment Numbers NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Brookings' David Wessel about the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, both globally and in the U.S.
Labor Department Reports 6.6 Million Jobless Claims Jobless claims hit 6.6 million in today's report, doubling the grim milestone reached last week. The numbers are released weekly by the U.S. Department of Labor. Rachel Martin
A Dismal Record: Nearly 10 Million Filed For Unemployment In Last 2 Weeks The staggering number of people claiming jobless benefits set a new record for the second week in a row. Much of the country has been ordered to stay at home, bringing the economy to a lurching halt. Avie Schneider