Economy
Trump hopes country will be reopened by Easter amid outbreak
“I would love to have the country opened up and just raring to go by Easter," he said during a Fox News virtual town hall.
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WATCH: White House to give its daily update on coronavirus efforts
The White House is scheduled to convene another update about the coronavirus disaster on Monday afternoon as officials across the country struggle to keep pace with the spiral
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Another attempt to move ahead on virus aid package snags
At the Capitol, tempers flared and emotions were raw as senators wrangled over critically needed aid.
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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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No deal yet for massive coronavirus aid package
Top congressional leaders said Sunday they have not yet reached an agreement on the latest — and largest — coronavirus response bill, but they plan to keep negotiating.
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‘It’s going to hurt’: Struggling Pa. towns brace for financial gut punch from the coronavirus
Greenville, a small town in northwestern Pennsylvania, is one of more than a dozen municipalities struggling so badly they get extra help from the state government.
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Restaurant workers have each other’s backs as layoffs and confusion abound
One chef offers free, daily ‘family meals’ to industry workers, whose futures are uncertain due to restaurant and bar closures, layoffs and confusion.
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Listen 3:48How coronavirus will disrupt Philly’s residential real estate market
Coronavirus will disrupt Philadelphia’s real estate market but each sector will feel the impact differently.
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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.
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What you need to know about filing for unemployment in PA right now
You might be able to get benefits even if you’re not yet laid off.
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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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Pennsylvania’s state-owned wine, liquor stores to close
Pennsylvania will shut down all of its roughly 600 state-owned wine and liquor stores as part of the state's expanding shutdown to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.
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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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