Last week, 963,000 more people signed up for unemployment benefits. Plus, how do we define price gouging? Also, how families are feeling about the upcoming school year. And, understanding the pay gap for Black women.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce sent a letter to the Treasury Department on behalf of businesses asking for some clarity on the temporary payroll tax cut. Plus, reimagining the economy with a focus on inequality, lobbying and regulation.
The European Union and U.K. have welcomed the U.S. decision not to increase tariffs in an airplane subsidies row. Tariffs have also been lifted from sweets including British shortbread. Can Bolivia profit from the world’s largest lithium deposits?
The Big Ten and Pac-12 have called off fall football seasons and might play in the spring. Plus, consumer prices went up last month more than expected. And, a plan to take tech jobs beyond Silicon Valley.
You’ve seen the prices of some foods adding to pandemic strains. Today we’ll get a reading on the inflation we live, the consumer price index. Plus, what kind of leader will Sen. Kamala Harris be as candidate for vice president?
Pandemic restrictions shuttered shops and halted factory and construction activity in the U.K. This contributed to the first British recession in 11 years. Plus, why, historically, more women have not been able to rise to the top of U.S. politics.
U.S. wholesale prices shot up an unexpected 0.6% in July. Plus, the latest in the battle over the gig economy. And, Saul Griffith outlines a plan to create jobs by taking carbon out of the U.S. economy.
A new small business confidence report shows a dip in optimism. Plus, the military is freeing up some radio spectrum for the development of 5G wireless networks. And, does tax planning slow down charitable giving?
Shares of Hong Kong media firm Next Digital, owner of Apple Daily, rocketed more than 1,000% over two days. U.S. will require Hong Kong goods carry a “Made in China” designation. Black-owned businesses in the U.K. see surge in demand.
Trump’s executive actions include a temporary payroll tax cut and a call for states to help pay more in unemployment benefits. Those things might not be so easy to carry out. The EPA’s methane emissions rules. The dollar’s downward drift.
