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In China, chasing debt after the COVID-19 lockdown

by Jennifer Pak
Jun 23, 2020
Delayed payments are a normal part of doing business in China. That works OK when the economy is bustling — but not anymore.
A recent survey showed 66% of Chinese firms had clients delay payments last year. Then the pandemic hit.
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Summer has arrived. Lots of summer jobs have not.

by Kristin Schwab
Jun 23, 2020
The pandemic has made it harder for younger workers to find seasonal jobs
Summer jobs, like those of camp counselors, will most likely be harder to come by this year.
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Stimulus checks and unemployment keeping millions out of poverty, for now

by Samantha Fields
Jun 23, 2020
But that extra $600 a week in federal unemployment benefits, which has been critical for millions, is set to run out at the end of July.
The poverty rate has fallen during the pandemic, according to a study out this week, but only because of the CARES Act.
Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images
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Densely populated Massachusetts city sees high rates of COVID-19

by Simón Rios
Jun 23, 2020
According to the ACLU, 4 out of every 5 workers in Chelsea are considered essential.
Emergency medical workers check a patient who was in isolation experiencing worsening COVID-19 symptoms in Chelsea, Massachusetts.
Scott Eisen/Getty Images
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Do employers need to keep track of sick workers?

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jun 22, 2020
Like so many things about the coronavirus, it depends.
A server wearing protective gear at work in a Maryland restaurant.
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images
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As Europe emerges from lockdown, drive-in movies spring up

by Stephen Beard
Jun 22, 2020
Social distancing rules revive interest in an old American form of entertainment.
"Grease" is screened at a drive-in movie in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on June 13.
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Why the U.S. government would sell bonds that don't need to be paid back

by David Brancaccio , Chris Farrell , Candace Manriquez Wrenn and Rose Conlon
Jun 22, 2020
It could help the federal government deal with the debt mountain it's amassing from COVID-19 spending.
Long-term bonds would help the Treasury borrow while locking in the current low interest rates.
Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images
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More people are eligible to tap retirement savings without penalty

by David Brancaccio , Scott Tong and Alex Schroeder
Jun 22, 2020
The big change: If your spouse's job has been hit by COVID-19 you may be eligible to pull as much as $100,000 from retirement savings — penalty-free.
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Furloughed pilot's new project helps frontline health workers

by Victoria Craig and Alex Schroeder
Jun 22, 2020
Through Project Wingman, airline crews visit hospitals to provide company and support to health care workers.
Many furloughed pilots haven't yet returned to the skies. Some are spending their time providing for health care workers.
Courtesy Project Wingman
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Despite economic downturn, home prices haven't come down much

by Amy Scott
Jun 22, 2020
Demand is still outstripping housing supply.
The number of homes for sale is down 17% from this time last year.
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