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Bottleneck Continues As Businesses Seek Gov't Relief Loans
Banks trying to submit applications for thousands of small businesses seeking coronavirus relief loans have hit a bottleneck for a second day at the Small Business Administration. -
Small Business Loans Site Crashes On First Day Of Reopening
Small businesses, already hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, can't seem to catch a break.On the first day of the reopened Paycheck Protection Program,… -
Black Pastors Say They Have Trouble Accessing SBA Loan Program
With the vast majority of U.S. churches closed and the country in a deep recession, church finances are in peril. Some are seeking government money through a new SBA program. -
Trump Signs $484 Billion Measure To Aid Employers, Hospitals
President Donald Trump signed a $484 billion bill Friday to aid employers and hospitals under stress from the coronavirus pandemic. -
Pandemic Underscores U.S. Dependence On Overseas Factories For Medicines
Nearly three-quarters of the facilities that produce key pharmaceutical ingredients for the U.S. market are located overseas. Rebuilding domestic capacity would take time and substantial investments. -
Europe's Economy Was Hit Hard Too, But Jobs Didn't Disappear Like In The U.S.
Many governments, especially in European countries, are handling unemployment differently, paying companies to keep their workers on the payroll until the pandemic is over. -
Tyson Foods Idles Its Largest Pork Plant After Iowa Outbreak
Tyson Foods is suspending operations indefinitely at a large Iowa pork processing plant that was blamed for fueling a coronavirus outbreak in the community. -
Senate Approves $483B Virus Aid Deal, Sends It To House
The measure, passed Tuesday by the Senate, would replenish a small-business rescue program, provide hospitals with $75 billion more and implement a nationwide virus testing program to facilitate reopening the economy. -
Data Of Nearly 8,000 Small Businesses May Have Been Exposed, SBA Says
As if small businesses didn't have enough trouble, the Small Business Administration has notified nearly 8,000 businesses that their information may have… -
Amazon Workers Stage New Protests Over Warehouse Coronavirus Safety
Organizers say more than 350 workers pledged to call off work, criticizing Amazon's measures to protect them during the coronavirus pandemic. Amazon says it has taken steps to keep workers safe.