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Billions of federal coronavirus relief dollars are flowing directly into Americans’ pockets, but will they have to send some of that money back…

The coronavirus recession is devastating America’s labor market — and by almost every measure, it’s worse for women than any…

On Tuesday, the special election to fill the seat held by former Democratic Rep. Katie Hill, who resigned amid scandal in late 2019, will be held in…

At a time when news organizations are reporting on and sharing vital information about the coronavirus pandemic with communities across the country,…

So far, most investors have viewed the easing of lockdown measures as a big positive for markets. The latest: The S&P 500 finished the week 3.5%…

The last time an incumbent president lost reelection — George H.W. Bush, in 1992 — an “it’s the economy, stupid”…

Despite pledges from the big social media companies to remove dangerous coronavirus misinformation, from false causes to false cures, Silicon Valley…

A fresh round of staggering economic numbers came Friday that underscored the deep economic pain that workers are feeling around the country, but…

The US job market has completely cratered within mere weeks. And it isn’t coming back anytime soon. The pandemic forced local and federal…

The US job market has completely cratered within mere weeks. And it isn’t coming back anytime soon. The pandemic forced local and federal…

After the majority of the country spent weeks in lockdown to help stem the spread of the coronavirus, the Labor Department announced Friday that the…

Jeep’s latest Wrangler tipped onto its side twice during crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The performance…

A growing number of states are turning to the federal government to help pay unemployment benefits to millions of Americans left jobless by the…

The popular Nintendo game “Animal Crossing” has reached the halls of Congress. Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told her Twitter…

To staffers inside the White House, it was clear by mid-April the “big bang” economic revival once predicted by President Donald Trump…

Millions of American workers have been laid off or furloughed during the coronavirus pandemic, with a record 20.5 million US jobs lost in April. But…

During the past seven weeks, more than 30% of the March labor force in Kentucky, Hawaii and Georgia filed initial claims for unemployment benefits.…

The coronavirus pandemic wiped out years of job gains for black and Hispanic workers over the span of two months and sent the unemployment rate…

With much of the American economy in self-imposed shutdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, April’s colossal surge in unemployment…

American paychecks just got a whole lot bigger. That’s not the great news you’d expect it to be. Hourly wages were up 4.7% from March to…

When every single day feels vaguely similar, it can be hard to pull back and look at the enormity of what’s happened. What’s happened is…

Millions of American workers have been laid off or furloughed during the coronavirus pandemic. But some companies are still hiring thousands of new…

On one afternoon in April, Yamiche Alcindor, the White House correspondent for PBS Newshour, grew exasperated. While standing in the back of the room…

The economic devastation wrought by the coronavirus pandemic is about to come into plain view. What’s happening: The jobs report issued by the…

Global stocks are climbing on signs that China and the United States might avoid another bruising confrontation over trade. Dow futures were last up…