Economy
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Northam outlines phase 3 reopening guidelines, says Virginia at least a week away from entering it
The soonest Virginia could enter into phase three of reopening is June 26, Gov. Ralph Northam said Thursday, but he declined to set any date in stone.
New Hampshire official sees state's economy as 90 percent reopened
A New Hampshire employment official is optimistic that nearly 90 percent of the state’s economy is now open and working, and the Governor’s Economic Reopening Task Force plans to help other struggling businesses reopen as the nation approaches 100 days since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic.
Bipartisan group of economists suggest an economic recovery plan
A bipartisan gang of four prominent economists has put forth an economic recovery plan based on four proposals that they see as absolutely essential in the coming months: income support for the unemployed, pandemic employment benefits for low-wage workers, support for small businesses, and state and local fiscal relief.Border towns adversely hit as US and Canada extend nonessential travel ban
May saw a significant jump in retail and restaurant sales, according to the Census Bureau. On Twitter, President Trump celebrated the reported 17.7% increase over April as the "biggest one-month increase of ALL TIME."No reservations
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June 18, 2020 11:00 PM AMC Theatres plans to reopen without requiring customers to wear masks
June 18, 2020 10:33 PM Bolton misquoted Trump comments about third term, former adviser says
June 18, 2020 07:37 PM Chase branches in Chicago shut down amid 'pop-up protests' for reparations
Several Chase bank branches in Chicago temporarily shut down following protests demanding an increase in lending services in the city's black neighborhoods.
The economy, not judges, can win Trump a second term
For months, Trumpworld has struggled to pivot to post-pandemic messaging as his most obvious selling point, the historically strong economy, has been shattered by shutdowns across the country.
Unions warn that new tweaks to small-business relief program will increase unemployment
Union leaders are unhappy with some of the new changes to the $670 billion small business pandemic relief program, warning that they would undermine the purpose of the aid: keeping employees on the payroll.Lawmakers need to give small businesses a win, or they'll close their doors for good
A whole 90 days of anxiety have passed since California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the nation's first statewide stay-at-home order. Believing that lives saved would outweigh lives disrupted, 42 states made the same gamble. After all, lives are worth more than livelihoods, and it was important to flatten the COVID-19 curve. People understood that the moment required tough trade-offs and accepted them, some more readily than others.New Virginia programs meant to offset economic effect of COVID-19
June 17, 2020 09:00 PM Bolton: Trump told Treasury secretary to 'go after' Bitcoin
June 17, 2020 07:02 PM State approves $4.7M in funding for fairs
June 17, 2020 06:00 PM Ivanka Trump to Salena Zito: 'I think healing needs to happen in the country'
June 17, 2020 05:52 PM World trapshooting tournament ditches Illinois, heads to Missouri
The Grand American, the largest trapshooting event in the world, is leaving Illinois and heading to Missouri this year.