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The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has approved loans for millions of small businesses, but has also created a ton of finger-pointing. Dan digs in with Axios Markets editor Dion Rabouin.

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After a record economic expansion, the coronavirus pandemic sent the U.S. economy into a recession as unemployment soared to staggering heights. The country now faces urgent questions about how much stimulus is needed for reeling consumers and businesses, and what a recovery might look like.