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Volunteers are making masks to help with COVID-19 shortages. Who will use them?
by
Blake Farmer
Apr 3, 2020
Some hospitals are accepting homemade face masks, but they may have limited uses.
It's not just undocumented immigrants who could be left out of the stimulus money
by
Andy Uhler
Apr 2, 2020
U.S. citizens with an undocumented spouse or child would also be denied a check.
Millions are facing unemployment without savings to fall back on
Apr 2, 2020
The median U.S. household has just a couple of weeks worth of savings to tap into in a crisis.
Pay cuts spreading beyond executive suite
Apr 2, 2020
Cuts to pay can save jobs, but they can hurt morale, too.
Is takeout food safe during COVID-19?
Apr 2, 2020
As more states issue restrictions on restaurants, here’s how to support local businesses while keeping you, your family and the restaurant workers safe and healthy during COVID-19.
COVID-19 makes it harder for commercial shipping crews to go home
Apr 2, 2020
Around 100,000 people in the world’s commercial shipping crews are finding it hard to change shifts as COVID-19 shuts down ports of entry.
Stiglitz: How the U.S. economy recovers from COVID-19 hinges on Americans' debt
by
David Brancaccio
and Daniel Shin
Apr 2, 2020
"For those businesses that are getting so much help from the government, part of that should be used to help the debtors," said Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz.
For public good, not for profit.
A record 6.6 million Americans have filed unemployment claims
by
Janet Nguyen
Apr 2, 2020
About 10 million Americans have filed for unemployment over the past two weeks.
How a debt jubilee could help the U.S. avert economic depression
by
David Brancaccio
and Daniel Shin
Apr 2, 2020
One economist believes hope of avoiding a COVID-19 economic depression lies in full forgiveness of personal debts.
Pay no attention to Friday's jobs numbers
Apr 2, 2020
The BLS monthly jobs report is based on surveys conducted in mid-March, before the recent wave of layoffs and furloughs.