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[CNBC, Reuters] KEY POINTS Washington negotiations over the next coronavirus relief package will likely get serious later this month. Many Americans are hoping for more direct financial relief through stimulus checks and enhanced unemployment. Meanwhile, some lawmakers have also discussed implementing back-to-work bonuses. One political analyst says that all three […]
[Forbes, Getty] In today’s marketing world, many freelancers and small businesses are constantly trying to find new customers, thinking that this will help them grow their profits. In reality, they are chasing the wrong pathway to growth. Instead of trying to scale how many customers you have, I am all […]
[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. […]
[Bloomberg, Getty Images] U.S. home-mortgage delinquencies climbed in May to the highest level since November 2011 as the pandemic’s toll on personal finances deepened. The number of borrowers more than 30 days late swelled to 4.3 million, up 723,000 from the previous month, according to property information service Black Knight Inc. […]
[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 […]
[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 The state’s labor department says the delay is largely due to outdated technology and a historic number of claims.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 […]
[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 […]
[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 […]
[The Wall Street Journal] The economic situation for black workers was fragile even before the downturn, which means recovery might be slower Near the end of a decadelong economic expansion, African-Americans were finally finding some financial stability. Unemployment had reached record lows, and their wages had begun rising modestly. Anthony Steward, […]
CHICAGO (WLS) — The United States Postal Service announced Monday that they will be temporarily suspending service and limiting delivery in Chicago. The change in service was made, “out of an abundance of caution,” a USPS spokesman said in a statement. “The Postal Service will continue to review the ongoing […]