Posted on · The nearly $900 billion package includes an extension of jobless aid. The president's criticisms of the bill, including that relief payments would be too small, caught much of Washington by surprise.
Posted on · President Donald Trump has suggested he will veto COVID-19 aid legislation, creating uncertainty about when assistance may reach Americans. Meanwhile, Texans are living in cars and the state is sitting on unspent relief money.
Posted on · The Dow tumbled more than 900 points as COVID-19 cases surge in the United States and Europe, while next week's election is only adding to the uncertainty over the economy.
Posted on · Businesses adversely impacted by the pandemic can receive up to $50,000.
Posted on · On Monday's show: An update on COVID-19, recent unemployment numbers, reflecting on women's fight for voting rights 100 years later, and writer Ijeoma Oluo discusses her book, So You Want To Talk About Race.
Posted on · U.S. employers unexpectedly added jobs last month as the unemployment rate declined, signs that people are returning to work as states reopen their economies. President Trump celebrated the news.
Posted on · More than 1 in 4 U.S. workers have lost their jobs since coronavirus shutdowns began. Last week, an additional 2.1 million people filed for unemployment benefits.
Posted on · Until now, the state’s worst-ever monthly unemployment rate was 9.2% in November 1986, as Texas reeled from the last big oil bust. A combination of the coronavirus pandemic and a contracting energy industry are expected to slow Texas' economic recovery.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: Guidelines for reopening businesses, job opportunities amid the pandemic, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and Mattress Mack discusses his COVID-19 relief efforts.
Posted on · "What I'm seeing is a lot of clients who are eligible to apply for unemployment are simply too afraid to do so," one immigration lawyer tells NPR.
Posted on · Experts in health economics, biomedical policy and consumer law answer your questions about COVID-19.
Posted on · Child advocates say the coronavirus crisis has only made things worse for kids struggling with food insecurity and lack of online access.
Posted on · Local chefs are teaming up to feed 100 people per day.
Posted on · The number of people seeking jobless benefits shot up again last week, as 6.6 million more of the unemployed filed first-time claims. Much of the economy has shut down, leaving millions out of work.
Posted on · The Federal Reserve has moved quickly and creatively to pump money into the rapidly shrinking U.S. economy in hopes of keeping it afloat long enough to outlast the coronavirus pandemic.