Over 6 million Americans file for unemployment benefits

World Business Report - Podcast tekijän mukaan BBC World Service

A record 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as coronavirus spreads. The BBC's Michelle Fleury explains the significance of the latest figures. And Gene Barr, president of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry discusses how his members are coping in the downturn. The BBC's Justin Rowlatt explores the ongoing efforts to find a vaccine for Covid-19. Plus we hear from Michael Rubin of baseball kit company Fanatics how they've started making supplies for American hospital workers, and Tim Brown of shoe company AllBirds, which has come up with a buy-one-donate-one scheme to deliver free sneakers to health care workers.

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