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Business Round-Up: 1st Relief Checks Go Out, Oil Nations Agree To Production Cut, And USPS Fights Fo

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Published April 13, 2020 at 12:33 PM CDT

We talk with Jill Schlesinger (@jillonmoney), a business analyst for CBS News and host of “Jill on Money,” about three top business stories on Monday: The U.S. government is sending out the first wave of $1,200 relief checks to those who have direct deposit; Saudi Arabia, Russia, and the United States have finally agreed to an oil cut to prop up prices; and the USPS is begging for a bailout as mail volume shrinks by 50%.

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