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Consumer confidence lackluster as the pandemic continues

by Mitchell Hartman
Dec 23, 2020
Even with the rollout of vaccinations and federal action on a relief package, many consumers are wary about the future.
Even with positive news about vaccinations, most of the news about the economy and COVID-spread has been downbeat lately.
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Tampons, pads on expanded list of items OK'd for FSA spending

by Kimberly Adams
Dec 23, 2020
The CARES Act expanded the list of items that FSA money can be used to buy, which includes feminine hygiene products.
People can use the money that they put aside for menstrual products if they buy them at the FSA store or with reimbursable expenses.
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Time to ride, and buy: Peloton to acquire Precor

by Erika Beras
Dec 22, 2020
With stay-at-home orders, Peloton sales and subscriptions grew and grew, topping a million.
Peloton's sales have doubled during the pandemic. Above, a woman rides her Peloton at home in California in April.
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How one small business pivoted when it couldn't get a PPP loan

by Justin Ho
Dec 22, 2020
A South Carolina media producer is among the companies rethinking their business models to address needs created by the pandemic.
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When will people start getting $600 COVID checks?

by Mitchell Hartman
Dec 22, 2020
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said payments could start hitting Americans’ bank accounts as early as next week.
Getting checks out to Americans who are already in the IRS’ system should be quick this time around.
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More relief is on the way for renters who've fallen behind

by Amy Scott
Dec 21, 2020
Even though hundreds of millions in aid from the CARES Act went unspent.
Demonstrators call for rent and mortgage cancellation during a Minneapolis rally in June. The new relief bill in Congress provides funds for rental assistance.
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A freight time to be in shipping

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Dec 21, 2020
In recent months, freight rates have been skyrocketing.
A truck carrying a cargo shipping container drives across a bridge in the Port of Long Beach on Dec. 14, 2020.
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Teachers move near the front of the line for vaccine

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 21, 2020
It's up to states to decide if teachers qualify as frontline essential workers, given that they're able to work remotely.
A teacher helps her first-grade student during in-person class at an elementary school in Stamford, Connecticut, in September.
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With congressional support, what are the prospects for movie theaters?

by Marielle Segarra
Dec 21, 2020
Ticket sales have been dismal this year, and studios are delaying their releases.
A sparse crowd waits for the show to start at a movie theater in Las Vegas. Attendance has been way down in 2020.
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When will the economy return back to “normal”?

by Janet Nguyen
Dec 21, 2020
We may have some degree of economic normalcy by mid-summer, but full employment will likely take years, said experts.
People wearing protective masks walk by holiday windows in New York City.
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