by Troy S. Mason | Jun 25, 2020 | Business News
The International Monetary Fund slashed its economic forecasts once again on Wednesday and warned that public finances will deteriorate significantly as governments attempt to combat the fallout from the coronavirus crisis. The IMF now estimates a contraction of 4.9 percent in global GDP (gross domestic product) in 2020, lower than the 3 percent drop it […]
by Troy S. Mason | Jun 19, 2020 | Business News
Hundreds of people lined up outside a temporary unemployment benefits office in the Kentucky Capitol on Wednesday to speak to a representative in person in hope of claiming their unemployment benefits. A video that depicts a line stretching through the massive parking...
by Troy S. Mason | Jun 18, 2020 | Business News
Around 1.5 million people filed for unemployment for the first time last week, according to data released Thursday by the Department of Labor, higher than economists’ predictions of 1.3 million. While Thursday’s data indicates the continuation of a...
by Troy S. Mason | Jun 11, 2020 | Business News
More than 1.5 million people filed for unemployment for the first time last week, according to data released Thursday by the Department of Labor. The jobless claims add to a devastating run of economic data that has shown the number of Americans continuing to apply...
by Troy S. Mason | Jun 6, 2020 | Business News
After losing four weeks of work cleaning homes because of the coronavirus pandemic, Andrea Osorio has regained clients and is earning money again. Osorio, 46, of San Antonio, has half the clients she had before all 10 of the people for whom she worked ended her...
