Markets are recovering even though data shows no signs of COVID-19 slowing in the U.S. A billion dollar lawsuit over a dam collapse in Brazil is being lodged in the U.K. Book publishing faces pandemic and diversity challenges.
Judy Shelton and Christopher Waller are nominees for the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. Plus, European leaders reach a deal on an economic rescue package. And, a surge in French home sales as Parisians make their countryside moves permanent.
What should the next round of COVID-19 aid from the federal government look like? Plus, how are housing vacancies changing the rental markets in U.S. cities? And, a plan to distribute coronavirus vaccines more equally among countries.
The European Union’s recovery fund will have more than $850 billion, the majority in grants, with some loans. Are Uber drivers self-employed or not? Contact tracers in South Africa are on the front line against COVID-19.
Congress begins to hammer out the next round of COVID-19 aid. Meanwhile, some people still have not gotten their first COVID-19 relief checks. The “Strike for Black Lives” today. And, what will we see in airlines’ second-quarter results this week?
The fight on Capitol Hill continues over how to support the U.S. economy as the pandemic rages on. Tesla’s upcoming earnings report could make it eligible to join the S&P 500. And, emergency help for farmers during COVID-19.
The United Arab Emirates has launched its first Mars mission. Can Europe’s leaders reach a compromise on the balance of loans versus grants in their COVID-19 recovery fund? What worries of a second coronavirus wave could mean for European airlines.
