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Facebook hopes to make commerce a bigger part of its operation by letting businesses set up storefronts in its apps. (Facebook)
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Economy

Facebook launches virtual shopping mall, saying it will help small businesses

The social network is positioning its new commerce feature as a way to help small businesses that have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

5 years ago

This July 17, 2019, file photo shows an Amazon shipping truck at a fulfillment center in Phoenix. (Ross D. Franklin/AP Photo)
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Amazon to open new fulfillment center on site of former GM plant near Wilmington

A former General Motors assembly plant will be home to Delaware’s newest Amazon warehouse. The company said it plans to hire 1,000 workers.

5 years ago

Uber is restructuring its business to focus on rides and food delivery, which has been a bright spot for the company during the pandemic. (Pascal Guyot/AFP via Getty Images)
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Uber cuts 3,000 more jobs as pandemic squeezes ride-hailing

The company is slimming down to focus on rides and food delivery while cutting $1 billion in costs this year.

5 years ago

Community FoodBank of New Jersey
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NJ Spotlight

Casino workers struggle as Atlantic City sees last year’s gains fade away

While casinos and local unions formulate guidelines for reopening, city government fights off a referendum and out-of-work residents line up for food.

5 years ago

A teacher reads to kids at Step by Step School for Early Learning in State College, Pa. (Min Xian/Keystone Crossroads)
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Pennsylvania
Public Health

Child care centers in Pa.: bellwether for how tricky it will be to fully reopen economy

As idled businesses begin to restart across the state, child care providers in ‘yellow’ counties say they are reopening slowly, if at all.

5 years ago

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Shoppers walks past a sign encouraging masks at SouthPark Mall, Wednesday, May 13, 2020, in Strongsville, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Business
Economy

US retail sales plunged a record 16% in April as virus hit

Other than online, not a single retail category was spared in April. Auto dealers suffered a monthly drop of 13%.

5 years ago

Donna Partin owns four franchises in south-central Pennsylvania of Merry Maids cleaning service. (Kate Landis/PA Post)
The Why
Economy
Pennsylvania

Unemployment’s unintended consequences

As Congress debates whether to extend benefits, here's a deeper look at why the unemployment system isn't working for many of the nearly 2 million Pa. residents out of work.

Air Date: May 14, 2020

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The Atlantic City N.J. shoreline
Business
New Jersey

Atlantic City casinos shatter revenue-drop record — again

April was the cruelest month ever in Atlantic City as casinos saw their revenue fall by nearly 69% during a coronavirus-mandated shutdown.

5 years ago

A woman looks at signs at a store closed due to COVID-19. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Economy
Public Health

36 million have sought US unemployment aid since virus hit

Roughly 36 million people have now filed for jobless aid in the two months since the coronavirus first forced millions of businesses to close their doors.

5 years ago

This Aug. 11, 2019 file photo shows credit cards in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Business
Economy

Why the prospect of deflation could pose a threat to US economy

The economic paralysis caused by the coronavirus led in April to the steepest month-to-month fall in U.S. consumer prices since the 2008 financial crisis — a 0.8% drop.

5 years ago

Thomas Alfinito is the owner of a Crossfit Hygge gym franchise in Mount Laurel, N.J. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Business
Economy
Public Health

Philly-area businesses say federal ‘Payroll Protection’ loans put them ‘at risk’

Small business owners hoped federal stimulus loans would provide a critical lifeline. But many say the funds won’t cover their most urgent costs.

5 years ago

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Nelis Rodriguez poses at her home in Chicago, Thursday, May 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Business
Public Health

A distinct possibility: ‘Temporary’ layoffs may be permanent

If most layoffs become permanent, the severe recession the economy has slid into would likely last longer and the recovery would be slower.

5 years ago

NPR
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Lawmakers want to get Americans more relief money. Here’s what they propose

A trio of Democrats wants to give $2,000 per month to individuals through the end of the health emergency. One Republican proposes covering payroll for companies who rehire.

5 years ago

Coronavirus testing site in Camden, New Jersey
New Jersey
Politics

Coronavirus update: N.J. announces first child to die of COVID-19

Officials announced Friday that a child had died of COVID-19, the first New Jersey resident younger than 18 to succumb to the virus.

5 years ago

Man walks past closed business amid coronavirus pandemic.
Business
Economy
National

Jobless rate spikes to 14.7%, highest since Great Depression

Nearly all the job growth achieved during the 11-year recovery from the Great Recession has now been lost in one month.

5 years ago

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