Business
Pa. officials revoked business waivers the night before publishing list of recipients
Just hours before the Wolf administration disclosed the first details about which businesses received waivers, officials were still revoking exemptions without explanation.
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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.
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“It wasn’t about getting masks out to the public. It was about saving his company and making as much money as possible."
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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.
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Listen 1:31Trump faces virus risk at home amid push to ‘reopen’ nation
Images of top administration officials taking stepped-up protective measures come as states seek to loosen economic restrictions put in place to mitigate the virus’ spread.
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Workers in Pa. with preexisting health conditions fear a call to return to work
With no guarantee they can collect unemployment if they refuse to go to work, immunocompromised workers fear a near-impossible choice: Risk losing their jobs, or their life.
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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.
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Your boss may soon track you at work for coronavirus safety
Companies around the country are figuring out how to safely reopen office during the pandemic. The new normal might involve smartphone apps and badges to track employees.
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Crayons, flowers, taxidermy: Wolf releases list of ‘life-sustaining’ business waivers
Gov. Wolf’s administration faced criticism that its business waiver process during the shutdown seemed arbitrary and its decision making was opaque.
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Super-sanitized Delaware hair salon serves grateful customers
Gov. John Carney has taken “interim steps’ to allow limited reopening of non-essential businesses, but the takers were few Friday morning.
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Jersey Shore towns begin to open up — cautiously: How ready are they?
Sustained by tourism, many Shore communities have seen off past crises. What’s in store for them in a summer season overshadowed by the pandemic? And, what are the stakes?
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Coronavirus update: Delaware targets June 1 for phase one reopening
Delaware is on target to start the first phase of removing the coronavirus restrictions on June 1.
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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.
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Yes, we’re buying gifts for Mother’s Day. But not from them, small businesses worry
Philly area businesses, usually busy for the holiday celebrating moms, expect 2020 to be a wash, despite expectations Americans will spend more this year.
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Its finances improved, Ocean Casino’s owners OK’d by N.J.
New Jersey gambling regulators are happy with the financial turnaround a once-troubled casino has made.
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