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With underemployed goats and closed restaurants, farmers brace for coronavirus losses
N.J. and Pa. farmers are bracing themselves as business drops and commodity prices fall while the COVID-19 pandemic rages. They see little help on the way.
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Listen 3:09Cheesecake Factory is getting a COVID-19 pass on rent. Should Pa. help all renters?
Many businesses in Pa. aren't paying April rent thanks to a provision common in commercial leases. Should the same protection apply to everyone?
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Macy’s to furlough majority of its 130,000 workers
Macy's will furlough a majority of its 130,000 workers with its stores dark.
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Philly realtor talks about resilience during COVID-19, and offers some advice about mortgages
Liz Clark, a Philadelphia-area realtor, discusses how the coronavirus pandemic has changed the way she does business and offers mortgage tips.
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Listen 4:34Amazon closes in on Bucks County warehouse
Amazon continues to expand its Philadelphia-area presence, closing in on a lease in Bucks County.
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3.3 million file for unemployment claims, shattering the record
A record 3.3 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last week — a number far above the levels seen during the depths of the Great Recession.
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Pa. unemployment claims skyrocket to 540,000 since coronavirus shutdown, shattering records
"There are going to be a lot more," says the ranking Democrat on the Senate labor and industry committee.
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Federal Reserve to lend up to $300B to businesses, cities
The announcement Monday is part of the Fed's ongoing efforts to support the flow of credit through an economy ravaged by the viral outbreak.
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Why workers’ compensation might not provide relief for Pennsylvanians sickened by the coronavirus
Workers on Wednesday packed into buses before dawn for the drive to the Shell cracker plant in Beaver County.
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With more people working and studying from home due to the coronavirus outbreak, Comcast is giving customers unlimited data for no additional charge.
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Treasury proposal: Deliver $500B to Americans starting April
The Treasury Department said Wednesday it wants to dedicate $500 billion to start issuing direct payments to Americans by early next mont ...
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Coronavirus cash: Is now the time to ‘go big’ with a basic income relief package?
Coronavirus has brought the idea of unconditional cash transfers, a policy being experimented with in Philly, to the national stage.
7 years ago
More wipes, no jeans: Amazon limits shipments to warehouses
In an attempt to fill its warehouses with toilet paper, hand sanitizer and other items in high demand, Amazon will limit what suppliers can send to its warehouses for 3 weeks.
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Fed to try to ease flow of credit with new lending facility
The Fed announced that it's reviving a program it first used during the 2008 financial crisis to unclog a short-term lending market for what is known as “commercial paper."
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Amazon seeks to hire 100,000 to keep up with surge in orders
Amazon says it needs to hire 100,000 people across the U.S. to keep up with a crush of orders as the coronavirus spreads and keeps more people at home, shopping online.
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