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29 Jan, 2021 07:53

US economy sees major contraction & Super Bowl shakeup

As the United States receives yet another dismal jobs report, data shows that the nation’s economy saw its largest contraction in more than 70 years during 2020. Boom Bust’s Christy Ai and Ben Swann both offer their insights on data and give their passionate takes on the ongoing Robinhood controversy. With the vaccine rollout well underway in many countries around the world, Germany has instituted new regulations on some of its Covid-19 vaccines. Mollye Barrows of America’s Lawyer lays out the new laws, and how the nation’s inoculation process is going. Meanwhile in the US, the new Biden administration has taken a more pessimistic tone on the country’s future amid the pandemic. RT’s Trinity Chavez breaks down the developments. The Super Bowl is right around the corner, but the big game could look a bit different this year. Victor Matheson of the College of the Holy Cross tracks the latest developments on the advertising shakeups for the US’ most-watched sporting event.

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