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Unemployment drops to 6.9% and U.S. adds 638,000 jobs
Nov 6, 2020
Eight months after the virus struck, the U.S. economy still has recovered barely half the that were lost to the pandemic.
Paid sick leave prevents thousands of COVID cases daily, study says
Nov 5, 2020
But the U.S. is way behind most developed countries in mandating paid sick leave.
As office workers mostly work from home, coffee and breakfast chains scramble to boost sales
Nov 5, 2020
The change in your morning routine is impacting the grab-and-go breakfast business.
Continuing unemployment claims are down, but that doesn't tell the whole story
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Andy Uhler
Nov 5, 2020
No state lets people stay on unemployment benefits for more than 26 weeks.
What happens to consumer spending next in the stop-and-go COVID-19 economy?
Nov 5, 2020
It doesn't look good, considering the pandemic is still raging and there's no additional federal relief yet.
Toilet paper companies work to keep shelves stocked as shortage risk returns
Nov 5, 2020
The real challenge is making sure toilet paper hits shelves at the same pace consumers are buying it.
For public good, not for profit.
751,000 seek unemployment aid; layoffs still up amid virus resurgence
Nov 5, 2020
Eight months after the pandemic flattened the economy, weekly jobless claims still point to a stream of layoffs.
With a divided government likely, chances of a big economic relief plan wane
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Scott Tong
Nov 4, 2020
As the pandemic continues, it may fall to the Federal Reserve to find more ways to boost the economy.
Jobless Americans struggle to get and keep benefits
Nov 4, 2020
More than seven months into the pandemic, more people are filing for unemployment benefits every week than at any point in the Great Recession.