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Fishkind Conversations: When COVID-19 Cases Climb, The Economy Falters

By Nicole Darden Creston
Published December 22, 2020 at 3:08 AM EST
Hank Fishkind. Photo: Matthew Peddie, WMFE
Hank Fishkind. Photo: Matthew Peddie, WMFE

The surge in Covid-19 cases has caused economic growth to slow again in the U.S. and here in Florida, according to newly-released data.

Economic analyst Dr. Hank Fishkind tells 90.7’s Nicole Darden Creston that the reports clearly illustrate how financial circumstances suffer when coronavirus cases climb.

Click the Play Audio button to hear their conversation.
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Nicole Darden Creston
Nicole came to Central Florida to attend Rollins College and started working for Orlando’s ABC News Radio affiliate shortly after graduation. She joined Central Florida Public Media in 2010. As a field reporter, news anchor and radio show host in the City Beautiful, she has covered everything from local arts to national elections, from extraordinary hurricanes to historic space flights, from the people and procedures of Florida’s justice system to the changing face of the state’s economy.
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