Marketplace Morning Report

From the BBC World Service: World leaders prepare to debate a global action plan to tackle the pandemic. Seychelles is ahead of schedule with a pioneering marine conservation plan. Musicians make ends meet by moving festivals online.

Most individuals can look forward to a $1,200 check from the government. The Dow surges more than 11% on Tuesday. Day 1 of a three-week lockdown for India.

Congress and the White House have hammered out an economic stimulus package deal for more than $2 trillion. The details on loans for small businesses. Forbearance on mortgages.

From the BBC World Service: Transport is resuming across the Hubei province, except in Wuhan. U.S. lawmakers strike a $2 trillion stimulus deal. India’s daily-wage workers worry as the country goes into lockdown. Britain’s motorsport industry answers the call to make ventilators.

Americans get hope that the economy won’t be shut down for months or quarters. What life is like for grocery store workers right now. Contingency planning for airlines. The Summer Olympics get pushed back to 2021.

Stock futures rally sharply now even as Congress continues to argue over balancing aid to people versus aid to companies. How health care professionals get licensed. A partial lift of the virus lockdown in Wuhan is ahead.

From the BBC World Service: As Britain tightens its lockdown, one tourist guide has a novel approach to working from home. Share buybacks face criticism as governments and banks provide emergency supports for companies.

The Fed says it will buy as many bonds as it takes to prop up credit in the U.S. Britain’s finance minister has pledged to pay up to 80% of paychecks. PG&E pleads guilty to criminal charges in 2018 Camp Fire.

Software will temporarily take over for the New York Stock Exchange so human traders don’t have to come to work. Tax Day moved to July 15. The SEC is watching out for insider trading during the pandemic.

From the BBC World Service: As stores on main street close indefinitely, millions of garment workers in Bangladesh are at risk of losing their jobs. The OECD chief says a quick recovery is “wishful thinking.” Is France’s $370 billion emergency pot enough to support the economy?