Daily Business BriefingAug. 19, 2021Updated Aug. 19, 2021, 12:52 p.m. ETAug. 19, 2021, 12:52 p.m. ET President Biden still believes it is appropriate that the extra $300 benefit to regular unemployment payments expires on schedule.Credit…Stefani Reynolds for The New York TimesPresident Biden is encouraging states with stubbornly high jobless rates to use federal aid dollars to extend benefits for unemployed workers after they are set to expire in early September, administration officials said on Thursday, in an effort to cushion a potential shock to some local economies as the Delta variant rattles the country.Enhanced benefits for unemployed workers will run through Sept. 6 under …
