Economy
Gone for good? Evidence signals many jobs aren’t coming back
On Friday, the government is expected to report that the pace of hiring has slowed significantly after a brief rebound in the spring.
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Pa. coronavirus recovery: Wolf and Casey implore Senate to extend unemployment benefits
“The abrupt loss of this financial support will have a devastating ripple effect across communities and all across our entire commonwealth," said Governor Wolf.
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Delaware establishes new program to retrain workers laid off during the pandemic
Delaware will use $10 million in CARES Act funding to provide job training and employment resources to those laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Biden wants the Fed to help close racial economic gaps. How would that work?
The central bank has blunt instruments at its disposal, which are not tailored to economics of racial groups. Biden wants the Fed to more explicitly factor in POC outcomes.
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The best car-buying incentives are over, but you may still find a good deal
April’s record-breaking rebates are long gone as car sales pick up, but experts say that doesn’t mean potential buyers can’t get a good deal.
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3 months of hell: U.S. economy drops 32.9% in worst GDP report ever
The coronavirus triggered the sharpest economic contraction in modern history in the second quarter as the pandemic hammered the economy, the Commerce Dept. said Thursday.
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Millions of paycheck protection dollars went to Pennsylvania lobbyists
PPP money isn’t supposed to go to businesses primarily engaged in lobbying. Pa. lobbyists who received the money say it’s only part of their business.
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Mnuchin, Pelosi talk virus relief; GOP slashes jobless aid
While Senate Republicans struggled to roll out their own $1 trillion proposal, Pelosi implored the White House and GOP lawmakers to stop the infighting.
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1.4 million seek jobless aid, first increase since March
Last week’s pace of unemployment applications — the 18th straight week it’s topped 1 million — was up from 1.3 million the previous week.
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As deadline looms to renew $600 jobless benefits, Pa. ‘workers are terrified’
The $600-a-week federal supplement was designed to make the average worker whole during the worst economic downturn in at least four decades.
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The end of $600 unemployment benefits will hit millions of households and the economy
Millions who lost jobs during the pandemic are in danger of having their incomes cut again. The sudden halt in payments would be felt in households and throughout the economy.
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Avoid a run on uniforms? Hold off on notebooks? Parents weigh which approach is best as they await decisions on school reopenings.
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Listen 1:36New Pa. grant targets minority business owners hurt by coronavirus shutdown
Black and Latinx business owners have been hit harder by the pandemic than their white counterparts, but have been less likely to receive federal aid.
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Rising coronavirus infections threaten US economic recovery
The virus is forcing businesses and consumers to freeze spending and keeping the unemployment rate stubbornly high.
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Mail delays likely as new Postal Service boss pushes cost-cutting
The plan eliminates overtime for hundreds of thousands of postal workers and says employees must adopt a "different mindset” to ensure the Postal Service survives COVID-19.
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