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Cash, Long A Refuge In Uncertain Times, Now Under Suspicion
In troubled times, people have been known to hoard currency at home. But in this crisis, things are different. -
Mnuchin And Powell Push Differing Priorities To Aid Economy
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell offered Congress contrasting views of what the government’s most urgent priority should be. -
Despite Bleak Economic Outlook, Stocks Remain Relatively Positive
Market strategist Art Hogan says investors are investing in a better future rather than a volatile past. -
'A Lot To Be Hopeful For': Crisis Seen As Historic, Not Another Great Depression
The speed and scale of the economic crash have drawn comparisons to the Great Depression. But this downturn should be shorter, former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and other economic historians say. -
Callie Crossley On Texas Salon Owner Who Received $18K In PPP Loans: 'Don’t Be Shady'
The “Under the Radar” and “Basic Black” host defended Shelley Luther’s right to protest lockdown restrictions, but said she should’ve been more transparent about the government aid. -
For This Walmart Employee, An Angry Customer Was The Last Straw
Cynthia Murray has worked at a Walmart store in Maryland for nearly 20 years, most of them as a fitting room associate.Her 64th birthday was fast… -
Retail Wipeout: Sales Plunge A Record 16.4% In April
For the second month in a row, retail sales saw their biggest drop on record as people stopped going to restaurants, bars, stores and malls during the coronavirus pandemic. -
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell: For An Industrial City, 'Zoom Doesn't Do You Much Good'
In New Bedford, fishing and warehouse work continues amid the coronavirus pandemic. -
Uncertain Future For Authority Built On Convention Business
Business travel will return slowly after COVID-19 begins to loosen its grip on the country and the large-group excursions that support the BCEC it will be among the last sectors of the economy to recover. -
Economist Jonathan Gruber: 'We Absolutely Do Need More Stimulus'
The one-time $1,200 stimulus check just won't be enough for Americans to survive a long economic recovery, Gruber says.