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Lots of parents hold off on back-to-school shopping

by Marielle Segarra
Jul 10, 2020
Because...are the kids even going back to school this year?
French schoolchildren wearing protective gear attend class in May. Will this year's purchases include face masks and hand sanitizer along with notebooks and pencils?
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How the pandemic is creating a “low-touch” economy

by Kimberly Adams
Jul 10, 2020
Social distancing guidelines and nervous customers are pushing business to change how they operate. Some of the changes may be permanent.
The entry area of the Akwaaba D.C. bed and breakfast. Usually the inn would be booked solid this time of year, but few customers are visiting during the pandemic.
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Lumber prices climb as people stuck at home build those gazebos they've been putting off

by Andy Uhler
Jul 10, 2020
The price of lumber is at a 2½ year high, driven by a sawmill slowdown and more interest in home projects.
Timber on the dock of a New Zealand port in February. Demand for lumber hasn't slowed, but production has.
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Parenting in a Pandemic

Working parents could face discrimination as pandemic wears on

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 9, 2020
A California woman has sued her employer, saying she was fired because of her child care responsibilities.
A mother works from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Women are reducing their work hours much more than men to take care of children and attend to household needs.
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As COVID-19 cases spike, retail enters a new normal

by Marielle Segarra
Jul 9, 2020
Retailers are coming to terms with the fact that this virus is going to be with us for a long time.
Shoppers at a reopened Texas mall in May. The current surge in coronavirus cases is bringing new woes to retailers.
Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images
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A family farm's quandary: small kids, no school and harvest around the corner

by Andie Corban
Jul 9, 2020
Soon the Schwagerls of Browns Valley, Minnesota, will need "all hands on deck." But they are facing fall with without child care or school.
Lou Benoist/AFP via Getty Images
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Why Disney wants to reopen its theme parks now

by Kristin Schwab
Jul 8, 2020
The Walt Disney Co.'s other enterprises, including Disney+ and ESPN, may not be generating enough revenue.
You won't see crowds like this at the reopened Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
Jacqueline Nell/Disneyland Resort via Getty Images
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Subscription gelato may be one answer to a cool business climate

by Alli Fam
Jul 8, 2020
When impulse buys dropped, Gelateria Uli's owner had to find a new business model to keep the Los Angeles ice creamery afloat.
Courtesy of Uli Nasibova
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45 states just started a new fiscal year. None are celebrating.

by Erika Beras
Jul 8, 2020
Tax revenue is down, expenditures are up and the future's uncertain.
Public health workers in Denver check in with people waiting to be tested for COVID-19 in March. The fight against the pandemic has contributed to state budget shortfalls.
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Testing, testing: Labs, supply chain overwhelmed by coronavirus surge and diagnostic demand

by Scott Tong
Jul 7, 2020
Corporations, schools and sports leagues are putting additional pressure on testing supplies.
A health worker administers a coronavirus test in Florida. Demand for testing has surged.
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