“The doors are still closed. There is still no smoke coming out of the chimneys in corporate America. It is not surprising that you continue to see significant layoffs,” said one economist.
United States - Page 26
The best of the news f-rom the U.S
Latest Articles
A further 4.4 million Americans sought unemployment benefits last week as the economic toll from the coronavirus pandemic continued to mount
An autopsy in California has revealed that the first US coronavirus-related death came weeks earlier than previously thought.
The policy announcement comes during a time when the immigration system has already slowed down significantly.
President Trump says "we'll be the comeback kids", but scientists warn easing restrictions won't be quick or easy - the US still lacks the capacity to test and track infections on the scale needed.
President announced plan on Twitter, offered no details
The more than $400 billion in emergency funding focuses on small businesses hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
A tight deadline has been put in place to reopen the US economy. But there’s an obvious hitch making it impossible to keep the virus in check.
US President Donald Trump called for multiple states governed by Democrats to be ‘liberated’ from strict stay-at-home orders. The vague message earned heated reactions, with everyone reading their own meaning into it.
Senate Republicans last week attempted to pass a measure to provide the additional $250 billion for the program, but Democrats objected and instead offered a competing bill, which Republicans rejected.
Trump said he also plans to announce an “Opening our Country Council” on Tuesday comprised of business leaders and doctors and potentially governors that will help determine how to reopen the economy.
Coronavirus has devastated the economy. So when will it get better?
Donald Trump says things are looking “really good”. Meanwhile, his medical experts are telling Americans to brace for the worst week of their lives.
US President Donald Trump has warned Americans to prepare for the "toughest week" of the coronavirus pandemic yet, predicting a surge in deaths.
A book about the 1918 flu pandemic spurred the government to action.
An engineer in Los Angeles was charged after attempting to ram a train at full speed into a Navy hospital ship sent to assist with the Covid-19 pandemic, in a bizarre effort to “wake up” Americans to a vague government conspiracy.
It has been more than two months since the first case of coronavirus was diagnosed in the US. Since then, the outbreak has spread across the nation, with more than 200,000 cases and nearly 4,000 deaths.
Airline union officials are on board with essential flights continuing – at least for now.
The doctors stressed that the death toll could be lower if Americans radically change their lifestyles over the next few weeks.