Articles filed under Economy
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'Covid baby bust' could lead to half a million fewer births next yearJun 20, 2020 6:15 am - In a new report, economists writing for the Brookings Institution estimate that the United States could see "on the order of 300,000 to 500,000 fewer births next year" a...
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Why 'digital taxes' are the new trade war flashpointJun 20, 2020 6:13 am - The U.S. decision to withdraw from international efforts to harmonize global tax rules for digital companies risks triggering a new trade war. The move came after the U....
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The unluckiest generation in U.S. historyJun 14, 2020 6:17 am - After accounting for the present crisis, the average millennial has experienced slower economic growth since entering the workforce than any other generation in U.S. his...
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These state programs offer a path to rehire U.S. workersJun 14, 2020 6:15 am - Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream put the scoops away, locked its doors and laid off all but four of the 100 employees at its Seattle-area shops in March when the coronavi...
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The pandemic is testing the generosity of America's billionaires: A survey of the 50 richest AmericansJun 07, 2020 6:28 am - America's love-hate affair with billionaires took an uncomfortable twist this spring: As the coronavirus spread across the country, both fans and critics wondered what t...
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What the 50 richest Americans have given for COVID-19 reliefJun 07, 2020 6:23 am - A Washington Post survey of the nation's 50 wealthiest people and families, who have a collective net worth of nearly $1.6 trillion, found that their publicly announced ...
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The black-white economic divide is as wide as it was in 1968Jun 07, 2020 6:23 am - As Black Live Matter protests grow across the nation over policing, the deep economic inequalities that African-Americans face are coming to the forefront. Civil rights ...
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With no child care or summer camps, women are edged out of the workforceMay 31, 2020 6:22 am - If day cares closed because of the novel coronavirus, Aimee Rae Hannaford expected her family to fare better than most. She worked full time as the chief executive of a ...
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Will the coronavirus pandemic open the door to a four-day workweek?May 31, 2020 6:12 am - The world is watching New Zealand. Decisive early action, along with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's empathetic style of leadership, quashed the country's coronavirus ou...
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Desperate workers rush to delivery app jobs to find low pay and punishing rulesMay 30, 2020 6:19 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Ivan Salgado, a 32-year-old bartender and server at his family's Mexican restaurant in Chicago, volunteered to stop working in late March so his aunt wou...