The prospect of a payroll tax cut and other fiscal stimuli seemed to partly reverse Monday’s record market sell-off, even as details remained murky — […]
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Unemployment Claims Rise Anew In Latest Signal Of Economic Misery
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Wall Street soars as vaccine news prompts hope of economic recovery
Wall Street soared Monday after U.S.-based drugmaker Moderna said it has seen “positive” results from its first human trial for a vaccine against COVID-19, prompting […]
In China, three decades of economic growth screeches to a halt
BEIJING — For more than a generation, China — boasting the biggest manufacturing sector and the largest workforce in the world — has made economic […]
Wall Street slides after Fed Chairman says economic outlook includes ‘great uncertainty’
Wall Street benchmarks closed sharply down on Wednesday, after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned of a longer recession if Congress did not step in […]
GDP falls by 4.8 percent, bringing longest economic expansion on record to abrupt halt
The coronavirus pandemic has slammed into the economy so hard the nation’s GDP has fallen by 4.8 percent, bringing the longest economic expansion on record […]
Trump is predicting a rapid economic recovery. Experts say it’s not likely.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly predicted a quick economic recovery once restrictions put in place to stem the spread of the coronavirus start to ease […]
The coronavirus economic crisis is here. Unemployment office workers are on the front lines.
When Simone Nelson was finally able to reach someone from the unemployment office in New York state on Tuesday, she was overjoyed. Nelson, 22, had […]
Consumer confidence nosedives, as America braces for more economic pain to come
Consumer confidence dropped sharply as the bull market ended abruptly and Americans began to grasp the magnitude of the social and economic disruption caused by […]
Stocks fall as questions rise over passage of $2 trillion economic relief package
Stocks tanked on Friday as the fate of the $2 trillion economic relief package suddenly came into question overnight. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell […]
Small business owners go into survival mode as lawmakers debate economic relief
The coronavirus pandemic is pummeling restaurants and bars — but many other small businesses, from landscaping services to beauty salons to day care centers, are […]
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 […]
Trump proposes payroll tax cut, other measures to offset coronavirus economic damage
President Donald Trump said Monday that he is looking at a possible payroll tax cut, along with other measures, to help American workers and boost […]
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 […]