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Sometimes great ideas are born in moments of crisis. Such was the case for one Great Depression heroine, born 140 years ago today, whose life’s…

Some jobless Americans will start seeing heftier unemployment checks as soon as this week, depending on where they live. States are beginning to…

The United States is already in a recession and will remain that way for the first half of the year, according to a survey of 45 economists. The…

The Senate is at an impasse over approving additional Covid-19 aid after Republicans and Democrats blocked competing proposals on Thursday, creating…

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Millions of low-income children who can no longer get free meals at school because of the coronavirus crisis have yet to receive additional federal…

Many parents and others taking care of children are being asked to do the impossible right now. We must raise our kids in the most terrifying of…

Barney Shapiro, owner of Tenleytown Trash, never expected that he would turn to the Washington National Opera’s costume department to design…

After her company laid her off last month, Tang Chen couldn’t sleep. For days, her heart kept racing. There was one question at the front of…

Crowds of Floridians lined up to obtain paper applications for unemployment benefits this week after the state’s online and phone systems were…

The Federal Reserve is temporarily letting Wells Fargo out of the penalty box, freeing the troubled bank to aggressively lend to small businesses…

McDonald’s was enjoying a great start to 2020 but that all changed once the Covid-19 pandemic hit Europe and the United States. The fast food…

A tiny bit of optimism: Public health officials now say the US death toll from coronavirus could be much lower than predicted, thanks to (most)…

Lufthansa, one of Europe’s biggest airline groups, is permanently reducing the size of its fleet and shuttering one of its low-cost carriers,…

The retail industry has been decimated by the coronavirus pandemic, and much of the destruction has landed on luxury and fashion companies. People…

A doctor in New York asked for help to alleviate the shortage of personal protective equipment for health care workers on the front lines of the…

A doctor in New York asked for help to alleviate the shortage of personal protective equipment for health care workers on the front lines of the…

The Federal Reserve has responded quickly and forcefully to the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States. That’s why presidential candidates…