The Fate Of Local Budgets Without Enough Money In The Relief Bill NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Tracy Gordon, a senior fellow with the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, about how the pandemic continues to affect local government funding.
Stocks 2020: A Stunning Crash, Then A Record-Setting Boom Created Centibillionaires The stock market meltdown made way to a stunning rebound that made the rich a lot richer. What happened? Jim Zarroli
Farmers Got A Government Bailout In 2020, Even Those Who Didn't Need It Farmers stand out among those who got federal aid in 2020. Total payments to farmers reached $46 billion, a record. Many farmers received more than $100,000, yet didn't necessarily need the help. Dan Charles
2020 Sets Record For Returns Of Online Purchases After the mass shipping comes the mass returns. Online shopping drove this year's record sales, and online purchases are much more likely to get returned. Alina Selyukh
Economics Of Latest Pandemic Relief Bill President Trump's call to boost pandemic relief payments to $2,000 remains stuck in the Senate. Economists say there are more targeted ways to provide help to the people who need it most. Scott Horsley
Boeing 737 Max Completes 1st U.S. Commercial Flight Since It Was Grounded An American Airlines 737 Max took off from Miami on Tuesday morning, heading to New York's LaGuardia Airport with paying customers aboard, the first for the troubled aircraft model since early 2019. Bill Chappell
Trump Signs Pandemic Relief Bill. How Will The Package Help Americans? President Trump signed a pandemic relief bill that provides hundreds of billions of dollars in aid for struggling families and businesses. But his delay in signing may cost jobless workers some help. Scott Horsley
SPACs: The Backwards IPO That's Taking Over Wall Street Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, or SPACs, allow companies to go public without jumping through all the hoops of an initial public offering. SPACs have dominated business headlines this year. Camila Domonoske
San Antonio Food Bank Doubled Service In 2020 Food banks have seen demand climb dramatically this year. Eric Cooper of the San Antonio Food Bank talks about how additional federal dollars could make a difference to his clients. Samantha Balaban
This Denver Bar Once Welcomed Frank Sinatra And Jack Kerouac. Now It's Closed The legendary El Chapultepec has closed after 87 years in business — not only because of the pandemic, but also because Denver has changed. Monica Castillo