Unemployment benefits are less than minimum wage in many states
Carlos Ponce joins other demonstrators participating in a protest asking Senators to support the continuation of unemployment benefits on July 16, 2020 in Miami Springs, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Many states pay unemployment benefits to workers at a...
Insana: Why the Fed’s new inflation policy could backfire
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building stands in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. Erin Scott | Bloomberg via Getty Images Certain often-overlooked markets may be telling us that the Fed’s new policy framework is going to...
El-Erian: Economic recovery held back because people don’t trust each other over coronavirus
The U.S. economic recovery has been held back because Americans lack trust with one another over the coronavirus, Mohamed El-Erian told CNBC on Thursday. “It is very difficult for any individual to be certain whether the other person is healthy or not,...
Executive action is powerful, but presidents can’t save the economy without the help of Congress
With seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims totaling 881,000 last week, millions of Americans are still in need of financial assistance from the federal government. Congressional Democrats and the Trump administration are deadlocked, leaving Americans unsure if more help will arrive...
U.S. trade deficit jumps to 12-year high in July
A woman takes photos of the container ship Ever Legacy being offloaded after arriving from Taipei at the Port of Los Angeles, which is the nation’s busiest container port, on March 6, 2020 in Terminal Island, California. Mario Tama |...
Weekly jobless claims total 881,000, better than expected as labor market continues to heal
New filings for jobless claims totaled 881,000 last week, better than estimates as the employment market continued its gradual progress during the coronavirus pandemic recovery. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for a total of 950,000. The number...
U.S. productivity rises a record 10.1% in the second quarter
U.S. productivity rose at a 10.1% rate in the second quarter as the number of hours worked declined by the largest amount since the government started compiling the data more than 70 years ago. The Labor Department said Thursday that...
Budget deficit to hit record $3.3 trillion due to virus, recession
The federal budget deficit is projected to hit a record $3.3 trillion as huge government expenditures to fight the coronavirus and to prop up the economy have added more than $2 trillion to the federal ledger, the Congressional Budget Office...
It sure feels like the easy money has been made from the rally, PNC’s Amanda Agati says
PNC Financial’s Amanda Agati is positioning for a challenging fall. Agati, the firm’s chief investment strategist, questions whether the market can move meaningfully higher with uncertainty relating to the presidential election, the coronavirus’ path and effectiveness of vaccine trials churning...
Job growth appears stuck in neutral after enhanced unemployment expired, data shows
Philadelphian’s rallied at City Hall to demand Congress return and come to a deal on unemployment in Philadelphia, PA, on August 20, 2020. NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images Private data sources that have tracked the unemployment recovery showed that...
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