The number of Americans who filed for jobless benefits fell below one million for the first time since late March, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reported on Thursday (Aug. 13). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Federal Reserve officials said they don’t think the economy is coming back in full until the pandemic is contained, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
An additional $400 a week in jobless benefits extended by President Donald Trump through an executive order may run out much sooner than anticipated, a new report finds. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Verily, an Alphabet company and Google sibling, has established a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-certified lab at its south San Francisco headquarters, intended to speed up COVID-19 testing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Some big companies that trimmed payrolls in recent months as what were billed at the time as emergency responses to COVID-19 are making the job cuts permanent, CNBC reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
The extra unemployment aid, totaling $600 a week for everyone who successfully filed for benefits, cost the federal government a total of $250 billion, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Consumers in the United States began to feel a bit more pessimistic in July about their prospects, in the latest sign that the recovery from the coronavirus downturn may be losing steam. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the White House will resume COVID-19 stimulus negotiations with Democrats and is willing to provide more dollars to reach a compromise. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Weeks of failed negotiations on pandemic-related aid has led to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, representing two sides of the debate on how further stimulus packages should proceed, agreeing to attempt a compromise. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
