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Lumber prices climb as people stuck at home build those gazebos they've been putting off

by Andy Uhler
Jul 10, 2020
The price of lumber is at a 2½ year high, driven by a sawmill slowdown and more interest in home projects.
Timber on the dock of a New Zealand port in February. Demand for lumber hasn't slowed, but production has.
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COVID & Unemployment

Nearly a third of tenants either missed or couldn't pay full July rent, survey finds

by Mitchell Hartman
Jul 10, 2020
The problem is worse among households earning $50,000 a year or less.
One reason tenants have been able to pay at all is the $600-a-week federal pandemic unemployment payments.
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Parenting in a Pandemic

Working parents could face discrimination as pandemic wears on

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 9, 2020
A California woman has sued her employer, saying she was fired because of her child care responsibilities.
A mother works from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Women are reducing their work hours much more than men to take care of children and attend to household needs.
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My Economy

A family farm's quandary: small kids, no school and harvest around the corner

by Andie Corban
Jul 9, 2020
Soon the Schwagerls of Browns Valley, Minnesota, will need "all hands on deck." But they are facing fall with without child care or school.
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COVID & Unemployment

Expanded COVID-19 unemployment money is helping millions of workers pay their bills

by Mitchell Hartman
Jul 9, 2020
The extra $600 every week is set to run out at the end of this month.
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COVID & Unemployment

Layoffs stuck at high level as 1.3 million seek jobless aid

by Associated Press
Jul 9, 2020
The six states that have had to reverse business reopenings make up one-third of the economy.
The persistently elevated level of layoffs are occurring as a spike in virus cases has forced six states to reverse their move to reopen businesses.
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COVID-19

Restaurants, bars put the brakes on reopening, just as jobs started coming back

by Marielle Segarra
Jul 9, 2020
More than 30% of June's job gains came from bars and restaurants.
Restaurants and bars in states where COVID-19 is spiking have run up against new rules to once again cut capacity or certain services.
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Brooks Brothers files for bankruptcy

by Justin Ho
Jul 8, 2020
The 200-year-old company has been hit hard by the pandemic. But suit sales have been on the decline for years.
A Brooks Brothers store in downtown Los Angeles in 2010. Formal menswear was struggling before the pandemic.
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COVID-19

Why Disney wants to reopen its theme parks now

by Kristin Schwab
Jul 8, 2020
The Walt Disney Co.'s other enterprises, including Disney+ and ESPN, may not be generating enough revenue.
You won't see crowds like this at the reopened Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
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COVID-19

45 states just started a new fiscal year. None are celebrating.

by Erika Beras
Jul 8, 2020
Tax revenue is down, expenditures are up and the future's uncertain.
Public health workers in Denver check in with people waiting to be tested for COVID-19 in March. The fight against the pandemic has contributed to state budget shortfalls.
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