Marketplace Morning Report

The coronavirus continues to affect travel. What to expect from the Bank of England. Plus, how African beer sales may help Diageo weather trade uncertainty.

Boeing is among the companies with newfound interest from investors. Plus, economist Daniel Susskind warns automation could bring unprecedented levels of inequality.

Airlines suspend flights in and out of China as coronavirus grinds the country to a halt. How Tesla turned things around in a year. Plus, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman thinks some ideas should just stay dead.

From the BBC World Service… Chinese citizens express their worries over jobs and price hikes during the coronavirus outbreak. Plus, Apple’s results tempered by concern about factories in Wuhan.

Markets adjust to the spreading coronavirus outbreak. The Federal Reserve’s group in charge of interest rates gets new members in the new year. Plus, Nick Kristof expounds the virtues of taking an economics class.

American firms doing business in China learn how to navigate the coronavirus outbreak as the government limits people’s movements. Plus, exploring a new economics textbook for the real world.

From the BBC World Service… Travel from mainland China to Hong Kong will be restricted as new cases of coronavirus are reported. The U.K. debates whether to ban telecom giant Huawei from its 5G infrastructure. Plus, could free public transport convince people to ditch their cars?

We talk to Julia Coronado about the possible effect that coronavirus in China could have on the markets. Also, Apple will be reporting its earnings this week, and we see how the launch of Apple TV in a crowded streaming market could be a factor. Then, following the tragic and sudden death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant, we delve a little into what his business potential could have looked like.

To curb the spread of coronavirus, China’s government has extended the lunar new year public holiday by a few days while asking some businesses to hold back until early February. Also, we look at what to expect for tax season this year. Then, we examine the WNBA’s new deal and what ripple effects it could have on women’s sports.

From the BBC World Service … Chinese companies tell workers to stay at home. India’s government looks to sell stake in Air India. We look at the carbon footprint of social media.