This week, the Slate Money hosts discuss the government’s plan to send out checks, the senators who used inside information to profit off the COVID-19 pandemic, and the latest news from China. 

“Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance,” by Tomas Pueyo

And in the Slate Plus segment: Brazil.

Email us your questions about personal finance during the pandemic at slatemoney@slate.com!

Podcast production by Jessamine Molli.

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