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WSJ What’s News

How the Pandemic Made Americans Richer—But Not Equally

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

News, Daily News

4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

P.M. Edition for Dec. 4. The pandemic made Americans richer, but the gains were uneven and fleeting. Plus, U.S. Supreme Court justices weigh the uncomfortable settlement between opioid victims and Purdue Pharma. And investors are betting on transmission projects to get clean energy into U.S. cities. Shelby Holliday hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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investment and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong A new report finds that the pandemic actually made Americans richer, though not equally

0:39.7

across racial, ethnic, and income groups. And our transmission projects, the key to connecting urban areas with clean energy?

0:47.0

People are really looking at how can we generate that clean renewable power far away and then bring it into the city. So that's what this has a lot to do with

0:54.9

really building the electricity grid of the future and trying to connect different parts of the country.

1:00.1

Plus demand for weight loss drugs like Ozempik has big food companies trying to cash in on the trend.

1:06.0

It's Monday, December 4th. I'm Shelby Holiday for the Wall Street Journal sitting in for Ann Marie Fertoli.

1:11.0

This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and

1:15.0

business stories that moved the world today.

1:19.4

Despite all of the pain caused by the pandemic, Americans actually grew

1:26.9

richer across every racial, ethnic, and income group. But a new report from

1:31.4

Pew Research Center out today shows that the gains were not equal.

1:35.0

Joining me to talk about the findings is W.S.J. reporter Ooyen Adadoyen.

1:40.0

Hey Ooyen.

1:41.0

Hey, thanks for having me.

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