[US NEWS, GETTY IMAGES] If you’re industrious and innovative, these strategies can get your money working for you. SO YOU’VE BEEN TRYING to think of passive income ideas. And why not? It’s practically the American dream. We all want to lie in a hammock and make money without actually doing anything. […]
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[FOX BUSINESS] A recent rise in COVID-19 has taken a toll on travel MIT analysis: Coronavirus risk nearly doubles on full flights Former Spirit Airlines CEO Ben Baldanza provides insight into an MIT study that suggests blocking the middle seat lowers the coronavirus risks. Southwest Airlines Chief Executive Gary Kelly told […]
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[ABC NEWS] Many people receiving unemployment money from Arizona woke up Saturday to empty accounts. Friday night, the unemployment accounts of people who received their money via a Bank of America debit card were emptied. “It’s panic mode. It’s panic mode. People woke up this morning with no money,” said […]
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[Houston Chronicle] The state is trying to claw back tens of millions of dollars in unemployment benefits that it mistakenly paid to thousands of Texans, many of whom have already spent the money and face difficulties paying it back. The Texas Workforce Commission has sent 46,000 notices to jobless workers seeking repayment […]
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[CNN] The US unemployment rate fell to 11.1% as the economy added a record 4.8 million jobs in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Thursday. The data was far better than economists predicted, and the unemployment rate also fell more than expected. It was the second-consecutive month of growth after more than 20 […]
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[CNN] The owners of the Southwest Soda Pop Shop had run out of options. At the very moment their ice cream shop was set to ramp up for the summer season, their customers had dropped to as few as one per day as the coronavirus pandemic spread through Washington, DC. […]
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[FOX NEWS] NEW YORK – Walmart is testing a store that will only offer self-checkout. The retailer is removing cashiers and standard conveyor belt lines at one of its popular superstores in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Walmart says it is an attempt to see if checkout times are faster while limiting human interaction in the age of […]
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[ABC NEWS] One town has 35% unemployment, higher than the peak of the Great Depression. Nearly 70,000 in Hawaii still waiting on unemployment benefits. The state’s labor department says the delay is largely due to outdated technology and a historic number of claims. Peter Yee has been furloughed from his […]
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[VOX, GETTY IMAGES] People who can’t work from home don’t have the luxury of calculating coronavirus risk. Joe is one of millions of workers who takes his life into his hands as reopenings around the US mean people are returning to work. At the Target Starbucks where he works, the […]
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[ABC NEWS] The new filings have leveled off some but remain at historically high levels. More than 1.5 million American workers filed jobless claims last week as the coronavirus crisis wages on, the Department of Labor said Thursday, the fewest number of filings since the crisis began. The number of […]
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