The vaccine rollout will be a heavy lift for many homes that have been dealing with outbreaks, equipment shortages and labor challenges.
With stimulus checks long gone and unemployment benefits running out, many consumers are less willing to spend.
Before the virus struck, applications typically numbered around 225,000 a week before shooting up to 6.9 million in early spring.
Even with the rollout of vaccinations and federal action on a relief package, many consumers are wary about the future.
While Trump did not specifically threaten to veto the COVID bill, there’s a chance this could delay relief checks.
The $900 billion in relief was a compromise that may not compensate for the prolonged economic hardship.
With stay-at-home orders, Peloton sales and subscriptions grew and grew, topping a million.
A South Carolina media producer is among the companies rethinking their business models to address needs created by the pandemic.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said payments could start hitting Americans’ bank accounts as early as next week.
Even though hundreds of millions in aid from the CARES Act went unspent.