Virus Did Not Bring Financial Rout That Many States Feared
Windfalls for Some States In his survey, Peter DeGroot, head of municipal research and strategy at J.P. Morgan, found a handful of states, including Idaho,...
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Should the Feds Guarantee You a Job?
What should the president do about jobs? For 30 years, Democratic administrations have approached the question by focusing on the overall economy and trusting that...
Dip in Unemployment Claims Offers Hope as New Virus Cases Ease
After a pandemic-induced spike in layoffs amid new restrictions in many states, unemployment claims are falling, helped by a drop in new coronavirus cases. Initial...
The U.S. economy added 49,000 jobs in January, a weak showing after a virus surge.
The American economy produced little relief last month as the winter pandemic surge continued to stymie a rebound in the labor market. The weak showing...
January 2021 Jobs Report: Outlook for Economic Recovery Dims
The American economic recovery showed new signs of stalling on Friday as government data underscored the pandemic’s brutal damage to the job market. U.S. employers...
Biden to Free Up Billions in Delayed Puerto Rico Storm Aid
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said it would release $1.3 billion in aid that Puerto Rico can use to protect against future climate disasters, and...
PPP Aid to Small Businesses: How Much Did $500 Billion Help?
Anecdotes like Mr. Geismann’s, however, aren’t straightforward to interpret. Perhaps Schuchart and companies like it would have found another way to make ends meet, or...
Buttigieg’s Climate Promises: What Could He Actually Do?
WASHINGTON — Pete Buttigieg, President Biden’s choice to lead the Department of Transportation, vowed to make climate change a top priority during his Senate confirmation...
New unemployment claims remain high in the latest weekly report.
Fresh evidence of the job market’s fragility emerged Thursday, underscoring the economic challenges for the Biden administration and heightening the pressure for a fresh wave...
One Sentence in Biden Stimulus Plan Reveals His Health Care Approach
Tucked into President-elect Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan is a one-sentence provision that could drive billions in federal subsidies to help people afford to buy...