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Economy is still 9.5 million jobs shy of pre-pandemic levels; stocks rise; trade gap widens - Closing Bell - Marketplace Minute - March 5, 2021

Employers added 379,000 jobs in February; U.S. trade deficit grows in January; Texas regulators consider power costs

Investors are selling off stocks and bonds; Treasury yields rise, pushing up mortgage rates; oil prices up on OPEC+ supply constraints

Bond yields rise, influencing borrowing costs; stocks fall; Fed Chair Powell committed to low-rates - Closing Bell - Marketplace Minute - March 4, 2021

18 million Americans are getting jobless aid, Labor Department says; Biden administration revives clean-energy loan guarantee program; Square buys majority stake in Tidal - Midday - Marketplace Minute - March 4, 2021

Senate compromise would tighten income eligibility for stimulus checks; House probing Texas power outage; Paramount+ is latest streaming service to launch

Stocks fall; job growth falls short of expectations; Fed says most businesses are optimistic - Marketplace Minute - March 3, 2021

Google says it will increase privacy for web users; private payrolls grow by modest 117,000, ADP says; chip shortage causes more production cuts at GM; retail traders targeting mortgage companies - Midday - Marketplace Minute - March 3, 2021

Biden’s SEC chair nominee questions “gamification” of trading; Senate confirms Raimondo as commerce secretary; Microsoft says hackers exploiting Exchange Server bug

Stocks close lower; Target sales jump in 2020; Fidelity adds new retail accounts - Closing Bell - Marketplace Minute - March 2, 2021

Merck will assist in production to more quickly expand supply; Target announces $15 billion in sales growth; Hertz submits plan to emerge from bankruptcy protection - Midday - Marketplace Minute - March 2, 2021

Nominees to lead SEC, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will testify; Volvo pledges all electric lineup; Texas utilities owe $2.46 billion

Stocks close higher; Johnson & Johnson vaccine to roll out this week - March 1, 2021

The CDC director signed off on Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine yesterday for people who are at least 18.

The Senate parliamentarian said last week the wage increase didn’t comply with guidelines Democrats have to follow in order to fast-track the legislation

Stocks close mixed; household incomes boosted by temporary relief aid; Robinhood in talks with regulators - Marketplace Minute - February 26, 2021

January consumer spending rose 2.4%, personal incomes rose 10%; 2020 inflation was 1.5%, below Fed target for interest rates hike; FCC to offer broadband access subsidies; Kia could still strike deal with Apple, report says

The Senate parliamentarian has ruled that the provision cannot be included in the $1.9 trillion bill; Costco raises minimum wage to $16; Labor Department expands eligibility for federal unemployment benefits

Marketplace Minute - February 25, 2021

At 730,000, weekly initial state unemployment claims are still historically high; durable goods orders rise 3.4% in January; Moderna expects $18.4 billion in COVID vaccine sales - Midday - Marketplace Minute - February 25, 2021