A photo retrospective of how the pandemic changed the business world and ruptured the economy in 2020 — creating some winners and, tragically, too many losers.Dec. 30, 2020The condition of […]
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Back to news homeStimulus Money Should Have Gone to the Jobless, Economists Say
But in terms of the multiplier effect, it’s likely to pale in comparison to the impact in the spring, when the unemployment rate was much higher and there were real […]
‘Trying Like Heck’ to Make Ends Meet: How 3 Families Are Weathering the Financial Fallout of COVID-19
How 3 Families are Surviving COVID-19’s Financial Fallout | Money Mortgages Money’s Top Picks Calculators Lenders by State Insurance Auto Insurance Home Insurance Life Insurance Pet Insurance Credit & Credit […]
Kentucky Hurting While Awaiting Federal Pandemic Aid
In Perry County, Ky., the local government is cutting back on garbage pickup. Magoffin County is laying off public safety workers. And in Floyd County, where food pantries are reporting […]
New Signs of Economic Distress Emerge as Trump Imperils Aid Deal
With the fate of a federal aid package suddenly thrown into doubt by President Trump, economic data on Wednesday showed why the help is so desperately needed.Personal income fell in […]
For Millions of Jobless, Christmas Is a Season to Endure, Not Celebrate
Nicole Craig, an unemployed mother of two from Pittsburgh, will have no Christmas gifts for her two children, and the ham she bought with food stamps will be far less […]
Stimulus Deal Provides Economic Relief, for Now
The congressional agreement on Sunday on another dose of aid to fuel the slowing economic recovery has probably spared millions of Americans from a winter of poverty and kept the […]
States Overpaid Unemployment Benefits and Want Money Back
Unemployment payments that looked like a lifeline may now, for many, become their ruin.Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, a federal program that covers gig workers, part-time hires, seasonal workers and others who […]
Female Workers Could Take Another Pandemic Hit: To Their Retirements
Women are overrepresented in industries experiencing the highest job loss, according to a recent report published by the Y.W.C.A. U.S.A. Latina, Black and Asian-American women have been hit hardest, the […]
Pandemic Closures Devastate Restaurant Industry’s Middle Class
Around the same time, the industry was staggering back to life. In Chicago, the Michelin-starred Elske, known for its moderately priced tasting menu, began opening three days a week to […]