Federal Unemployment Benefits To Expire Soon. What's Next?
NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with three workers from different parts of the country about the federal CARES Act unemployment benefits expiring at the end of July.
Economy
America Went Shopping For Clothes Again In June
U.S. stores and restaurants got a boost in June as retail sales jumped 7.5%. Spending on clothes doubled. But this was before a new surge in the coronavirus prompted renewed shutdowns in some states.
How Racial Inequality Manifests In The U.S. Banking System.
Black-owned financial institutions are a shrinking part of the U.S. financial system. NPR's podcast The Indicator from Planet Money looks at what that means for America's racial disparities.
Racism Has An Economic Cost, Atlanta Fed President Warns
Raphael Bostic, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta says his organization is committed to reducing racial economic inequities, which he says, is crucial to a stable economy.
Forsyth Futures Provides Local Data On COVID-19 Economic Toll
There's a new tool for tracking the economic impact of the pandemic on Forsyth County.
Government Watchdogs Point Out Poor Implementation Of CARES Act's Oversight Measures
The $2 trillion CARES Act was passed with multiple overlapping accountability mechanisms designed to prevent waste, fraud and abuse. But government watchdogs are pointing out flaws in the system.
Oil Industry, Accustomed To Booms And Busts, Is Rocked By Pandemic
When the price of oil crashes, oil companies often merge and big oil gets even bigger. So this crisis could be an opportunity for companies, but it comes with a tremendous amount of uncertainty.
It's Nice To Be Rich: Wall Street Is Raking In Profits In The Stock Market
The economy is tanking, with massive layoffs and bankruptcies. But the richest sliver of the country continues to do quite well. The latest evidence: Goldman Sachs said it's raking in money on trades.
White House Used Pandemic To Weaken Safety Regulations, Reporter Says
New Yorker writer Jane Mayer reports on conditions at a Delaware poultry processing plant owned by a major Trump donor: "No matter what's going on, they've got to keep those chicken lines running."
Several States Begin Walking Back Reopening Plans Amid COVID-19 Surge
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about the economic impact on states who have reversed their reopenings during the pandemic.