Marketplace Morning Report

About 25% of traders are returning to the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. First-quarter results for Costco are in this week. How does the warehouse-style retailer see the road ahead? And, two years of Europe’s online privacy law, the GDPR. What’s changed?

From the BBC World Service: Europe and China aren’t buying as much tobacco from Zimbabwe. Australia’s economic recovery could take five years. Spain is set to approve legislation for a guaranteed basic income to support the financially needy.

The oil market is starting to show the effects of pandemic lockdowns lifting across the country. Teenage unemployment has soared to its highest rate in decades because the pandemic has vaporized some of the summer job market. Starting a business is hard enough during a pandemic, and one of the most significant hurdles is finding a name no one’s taken yet.

The U.S. is now suspending some travel from Brazil, now the second-largest COVID-19 hotspot. The Conference Board’s measure of consumer confidence comes out Tuesday, with some economists hoping for an uptick from April’s results. We then talk with Chris Farrell about the effect the pandemic has had on the nation’s elder care system.

From the BBC World Service: Domestic tourism could be key to this summer’s vacation season. Greece’s island beaches will welcome mainland visitors. In the Czech Republic, people can drink a cold beer inside a bar. Dubai’s malls await shoppers.

The Hong Kong stock market took a dive today after China signaled moves to tighten Beijing’s control over the territory. The Fed’s pessimism. The average gas price is $1.90 a gallon, but who’s driving? The 40th anniversary of Pac-Man.

From the BBC World Service: Hong Kong’s status as a global business hub could be under threat. There are growing concerns over China’s plans to impose a new national security law on the city. What could MLB learn from South Korea’s baseball league?

We speak with the president and CEO of Consumer Reports about, among other things, holding social media accountable during COVID-19. Plus, in a break from tradition, no new target for economic growth in China.

It’s now 39 million people that have filed first-time unemployment claims since the lockdowns started. Mortgage loan delinquencies skyrocket. Marketplace’s podcast “The Uncertain Hour” has a new episode out about the wealth and poverty history of quarantines.

The Senate has unanimously passed a bill that could force some foreign companies off American stock exchanges. Citi announced it will buy up Paycheck Protection Program loans. Toward the bottom rung of California’s housing market, conditions can be unsafe.