The Everyday Economist

Tune in to find out the details of today's awful jobs report for April, why the stock market jumped, news from around the world, some insights on contact tracing, whether reopened states are seeing a spike in virus cases and tip #20 on how to stay sane during unemployment!

Tune in to find out what happened with initial jobless claims, how much productivity fell in the first quarter, a slew of economic insights, a possible new name for the pandemic and tip #19 on how to stay sane during unemployment!

Tune in to find out how many jobs were lost in April according to ADP, interesting insights on virus deaths reported by the CDC compared to Worldometers, insights on weather, anti-body research, the restaurant industry, the film industry and tip #18 on how to stay sane during unemployment!

Tune in to find out what happened with international trade in March, the services industry in April, more insights on the meat industry, interesting trends in housing, a shocking statement from an epidemiologist and tip #17 on how to stay sane during unemployment!

Tune in to find out how much vehicle sales fell in April, how much factory orders fell in March, the outlook for restaurants, an interesting development in testing for the virus and tip #16 on how to stay sane during unemployment!

Tune in to find out how much manufacturing is suffering, whether construction spending rose or fell in March, an outlook for the restaurant industry and very interesting insights on COVID-19 models being used to determine shutdown measures!

Tune in to find out how many more people filed for unemployment insurance, if the decline in personal spending in March was a record, what drove today's stock market decline and tip #14 on how to stay sane during unemployment!

Tune in to find out how bad GDP was in the first quarter, what the Fed said at the FOMC meeting, what good news drove today's stock market jump, a recap of Trump's executive order on meat plants reopening and tip #13 on how to stay sane during unemployment!

Tune in to find out why the trade deficit widened, how much retail sales declined last week, how much consumer confidence fell (but with some rays of hope) and a dire warning from a rancher about the food supply chain!

Tune in to find out how much manufacturing activity fell in the Dallas area, what one food production official said about the food supply chain, the battle between economics and health and tip #11 on how to stay sane during unemployment!