More than 250,000 unemployed people in Arizona became the first Americans to receive an extra $ 300 in weekly unemployment benefits on Monday following executive actions taken by President Donald Trump. An executive order that Trump signed Aug. 8 calls for distributing an additional $ 300 in weekly unemployment benefits …
Read More »Key Words: Fauci says Americans must do 3 things to win the battle against COVID-19
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for three decades and one of the leading experts on pandemics in the U.S. for the last four decades, dished out some harsh words to both the U.S. public and federal authorities. Fauci said SARS-CoV-2, the name for …
Read More »Black Americans are twice as likely to be hospitalized from COVID-19
New York — It was easy to forget why they were wearing masks. The fourth day of protests against police brutality in the wake of the death of George Floyd in police custody, turned into violence on Sunday night as some protestors broke into luxury downtown stores. These scenes were …
Read More »Some Americans who got laid off are going back to work — here’s which sectors are rehiring
2.7 million Americans who were temporarily laid off amid the coronavirus pandemic were rehired last month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report. But economists aren’t overly optimistic that employers will continue to rehire at that pace. The biggest gains in May were in leisure and hospitality, where …
Read More »With over 35 million people filing for unemployment since March, $1,200 stimulus checks are only a Band-Aid for Americans
More than 130 million stimulus checks are already winding their way to millions of Americans. They’re a key part of the government’s $ 2.2 trillion CARES Act, but furloughed and laid-off workers say a maximum $ 1,200 payment is not nearly enough to see them through what could be an …
Read More »Key Words: A wave of bankruptcies, surging taxes, and Americans harboring lasting scars from coronavirus lockdowns — the head of world’s largest asset manager warns of grim outlook
The era of coronavirus has already been hard on the American psyche, but the CEO of the world’s largest asset manager cautions that everyone should brace for even rougher days ahead, as the U.S. attempts to emerge from the worst public-health crisis in more than a century. BlackRock’s Chief Executive …
Read More »Personal Finance Daily: The CDC now says all Americans should wear masks — here’s a simple DIY approach and meet the hospital cleaner on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic
Stay safe, MarketWatchers, and don’t miss these top stories: Personal Finance The CDC now says all Americans should wear masks — here’s a simple DIY approach When you can’t buy a mask, make it yourself. Should all Americans be wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus? The CDC now says …
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