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Whether the next pandemic bailout bill is called relief or stimulus depends on what ails the US economy – and maybe it doesn’t matter at all.
With fewer funds to fall back on, minority-owned enterprises have struggled in the recession. To make things worse, many are in sectors that have been badly hit by lockdowns.
Biden proposed $1.9 trillion in new coronavirus relief spending to help with the economic fallout of COVID-19. Four economists have a few ideas for him.
Joe Biden’s middling economic policies are a chance to cut through the bitter polarisation of US politics.
Since 1953, the economy has only rarely been in recession when a Democrat was in the White House.
From pandemic stimulus to China relations, it will soon become clear that there is a new broom in town.
Janet Yellen is the perfect choice to tackle the worst economic crisis in a century, and the problems that lie beyond.
The Biden administration plans to push for a bold stimulus package to bolster the ailing American economy. An economist explains what he’s up against.
The US economy historically does better under Democratic presidents than Republicans, with far fewer months spent in recession
The US economy’s record pandemic plunge was followed swiftly by a record upswing. But what does it all mean?
Congress is spending trillions of dollars trying to rescue the US economy and support workers and businesses. Can America afford it? ‘No sweat,’ according to modern monetary theory.
By making skilled workers the target of his latest anti-immigration policy, U.S. president Trump signals that he is willing to play to his far right base even if it undermines America’s economic interests.
Bankruptcy is meant to offer breathing space to struggling companies, but it may not be enough given the unpredictable nature of the pandemic.
For economically strapped Americans, the financial fallout from the epidemic may be permanently embedded in their digital profiles, making it harder for them to regain their economic footing.
After the pandemic is over, grocery workers and nurses will still be essential. But will they be paid any better?
If fewer students from other countries enroll in US colleges and universities this fall due to COVID-19, the effects would be felt well beyond the campus, an expert warns.
Black Americans were left especially vulnerable to the economic impact of COVID-19 and history shows it will take them longer to rebound.
Reopening state economies too soon risks a second wave of the pandemic, and a surge in medical costs. Anyone who pays insurance premiums and taxes will be picking up the tab.
How and when the US economy reopens will look different state to state, and for good reasons. This Q&A explains why, and why some states are working together.
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