Stories Tagged as
COVID-19
When businesses reopen, will consumers come back amid COVID-19 concerns?
Apr 24, 2020
Consumers might not feel safe or have money to spend.
Day laborers in Southern California struggle as work dries up due to COVID-19
Apr 24, 2020
Some workers are organizing to hand out food and supplies to members of their community in crisis.
What’s included in the new $484 billion COVID-19 relief package
by
Janet Nguyen
Apr 23, 2020
More than $300 billion will go toward small businesses in the form of loans.
Businesses adapt to the pandemic by moving online
by
Alli Fam
Apr 23, 2020
We hear from a pair of children's entertainers and a doctor.
First the virus, then the oil crash, hit Midland, Texas
by
Andy Uhler
Apr 23, 2020
Midland, Texas, is ground zero for oil and gas production in the U.S., and much of the local economy, in some way or another, is tied to the industry. When West Texas Intermediate went negative for the first time ever on Monday, everybody in Midland felt it — on top of the coronavirus. This morning […]
States are trying to build armies of coronavirus contact tracers
Apr 23, 2020
But public health departments have been chronically underfunded.
Upper Midwest, Great Plains states have fared best in SBA emergency loan program
by
Justin Ho
Apr 23, 2020
As Congress weighs a new round of funding, data reveal that the upper Midwest and Great Plains regions benefited the most from the first round of PPP funding.
For public good, not for profit.
Another 4.4 million Americans have filed unemployment claims
by
Janet Nguyen
Apr 23, 2020
Jobless claims have hit 26 million since the COVID-19 crisis started.
How has Vietnam been so successful at containing COVID-19?
Apr 23, 2020
It's had just 268 confirmed infections and zero deaths reported.
In the COVID-19 economy, unintended consequences play a part in policymaking
by
David Brancaccio
and Erika Soderstrom
Apr 23, 2020
A rise in domestic violence, a decline in car accidents and more.