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Around 1.8 million Americans filed for first-time unemployment last week, continuing downward trend
Around 1.8 million Americans filed for first-time jobless benefits last week, hinting that the worst could be over for the labor market. While still a […]
Peas and quiet? In times of turbulence, Americans turn to gardening
From Washington, D.C., to Washington state, Americans are — perhaps counterintuitively — interspersing their rigorous hand-washing with digging in the dirt. As people shelter in […]
Another 3 million Americans filed jobless claims last week, bringing total to 33 million since coronavirus hit
Around 3 million more workers filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last week, down slightly from 3.8 million the previous week. More than […]
Americans buying more alcohol during the coronavirus pandemic, but craft brewers are struggling
Alcohol beverage industry analyst Bump Williams said store sales are up because customers are stocking up on economy-size cases from the biggest brands, such as […]
Sens. Gillibrand, Bennet propose ‘Health Force’ bill to put more Americans into careers fighting coronavirus
In the United States’ effort to stomp out the spread of the coronavirus, two Democratic senators are taking a cue from a national program launched […]
Americans are losing service despite FCC pledge not to disconnect
Some people who just lost their jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic are finding that they have lost something else — phone and internet access. […]
Many Americans won’t get coronavirus checks
WASHINGTON — For millions of Americans awaiting coronavirus cash, help is not on the way. Although the $2 trillion stimulus bill passed last month includes […]
A record 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment last week
A record 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, the latest brutal reminder of the toll the coronavirus pandemic is taking on the […]
More than 3 million Americans filed for unemployment claims last week
More than 3 million Americans filed for unemployment last week, according to new data released Thursday. The massive spike in new jobless claims comes as […]
State Department warns Americans not to travel
The U.S. State Department raised the global travel advisory Thursday to Level 4: Do Not Travel, citing the coronavirus pandemic. Americans should consider returning to […]
Needing urgent help, Americans await answers on stimulus
WASHINGTON — Even in the best of times, paying the bills was a monthly struggle for Susi, a 70-year-old great-grandmother in Oklahoma. These are not […]
White House eyes giving Americans checks to combat economic impact of outbreak
WASHINGTON — The White House announced Tuesday that it is pitching a $1 trillion economic package to combat the coronavirus outbreak, $250 billion of which […]
Americans’ pocketbooks are waiting for coronavirus stimulus, and lawmakers are running out of time
A bipartisan commitment is under way for fiscal stimulus legislation to protect American workers and households affected financially by the coronavirus, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin […]
Americans should ‘stay at work,’ Trump’s top economic adviser says
The new coronavirus “looks relatively contained,” said Larry Kudlow, head of the National Economic Council, adding that Americans should “stay at work.” “I don’t want […]