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The Capital Note: Lockdowns & Lumber
Small business, work from home, how a lumber shortage is increasing the size of one university’s endowment, and more.
Summertime and the Living’s Uneasy
Reading Time: 5 minutes At the halfway point, 2020 is shaping up as potentially the worst year for Planet Earth
Police, Wall Street, Pentagon, and White House Crime: What’s the Connection?
Reading Time: 21 minutes Two million Americans are infected with COVID-19 and 110,000 have died. Thirty-five million Americans are out
A Preview?
The protests may have been triggered by one death, but they are also the latest in a series of skirmishes
Three Million Workers File for Unemployment in Past Week, Bringing Crisis Total to 36 Million
Some 21.8 percent of the U.S. workforce is now unemployed, due to mass business closures imposed to mitigate the spread
California Becomes First State to Tap Into Federal Funding to Pay Rising Unemployment
On Monday the state began to access its pre-approved $10 billion loan for paying unemployment through the end of July.
Romney Proposes Plan to Boost Wages of Essential Workers over Unemployment Insurance
The senator’s plan calls for bonuses for front-line workers in healthcare and essential services who earn under $90,000 between May
4.4 Million Americans Filed for Unemployment Last Week, Bringing Coronavirus Jobless Claims to over 26 Million
Due to the pandemic, the total number of jobless Americans has increased by 26.5 million, almost 16 percent of the
Coronavirus and the Gig Economy
A pandemic hasn’t completely suspended the operation of economics in the labor market. Quite the opposite.
Fed Economist Suggests Country Could Hit 32 Percent Unemployment without Coronavirus Assistance
An economist with the St. Louis Fed is projecting coronavirus could cost 47 million Americans their jobs.
Cue the Soup Kitchens
Reading Time: 5 minutes Apart from the alarming speed with which COVID-19 has overtaken the world, the most stunning thing
U.S. Unemployment Record Shattered with 3.28 Million Claims in One Week
U.S. unemployment claims surged by 3.28 million last week, the highest number ever recorded in a single week.