Despite a disappointing jobs report, the news is still pretty good.
“So much is good about the recovery,” said Wendy Edelberg of the Brookings Institution. Yet “we’re still in the midst of chaos.”
On Wednesday, the Nasdaq lost more than 3%. The S&P 500 sank nearly 2%. Cryptocurrencies fell, too. Is that all related?
Power lines and equipment have sparked devastating blazes. Now companies are asked to take stock of their aging infrastructure.
And new data shows that buying a place is more affordable than renting in some areas.
Several indicators suggest that the economy is humming along. But recent surveys show, a growing number of people feel exactly the opposite.
The Sundance Film Festival, for example, just canceled in-person events two weeks before they were set to begin.
A rural family physician discusses shortages of medications, hospital staff and beds for COVID-19 patients.
IHS Markit’s Purchasing Managers’ Indexes for services and manufacturing are a mixed bag.
States that weren’t hit as hard by the pandemic slowdown have already mostly recovered.
