Jim Zarroli
Stories
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National
Businesses Will Have To Deal With A Different World When They Reopen
As stay-at-home and shelter-in-place orders begin to be lifted, state governments are weighing economic and health considerations about when to go back to business as usual.
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Business
Deluge Continues: 26 Million Jobs Lost In Just 5 Weeks
The number of people forced out of work during the coronavirus lockdown keeps soaring. Last week, 4.4 million people filed for jobless benefits, boosting the total since last month to 26 million.
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Politics
Some Not-So-Small Companies Are Getting Small-Business Loans Under PPP
The government's $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program had to be thrown together quickly, and the criteria for which companies can receive benefits were kept loose.
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Politics
Coronavirus Updates: The Economic Toll
The coronavirus pandemic — and the resulting shutdown — have now eliminated at least 22 million American jobs. NPR correspondents relay the latest on the United States response.
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Politics
10 Years Of Spectacular U.S. Job Growth Nearly Wiped Out In 4 Weeks
The number of people filing for unemployment climbed by another 5.2 million, as the toll of the nation's economic dive continues to mount. In the past four weeks, 22 million have filed claims.
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Arts & Life
The Rich Really Are Different. They Can Shelter In Nicer Places
The coronavirus strikes both rich and poor people, but waiting out the pandemic is a lot easier if you've got a yacht. Ellen DeGeneres and other stars have been called insensitive about COVID-19.
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Business
America's Largest Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Prepares For A Massive Round Of Defaults
JPMorgan Chase set aside the largest amount of money since 2010 to prepare for defaults, as its profit fell 69%. Wells Fargo's earnings sank 89%.
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Food
U.S. Meat Supply Is 'Perilously Close' To A Shortage, CEO Warns
A Smithfield Foods plant in South Dakota that produces 4% to 5% of the nation's pork supply has become the latest meat processing facility to shut down as COVID-19 sickens plant workers.
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Business
Why President Trump Is Not Offering Economic Relief To Cruise Industry
The cruise industry is reeling from the effects of the coronavirus. Most ships are now docked and the industry has gotten no relief in the bills passed by Congress.
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Business
Latest Unemployment Numbers Show Millions More Out Of Work
Unemployment claims show another dramatic rise. Some 10 million Americans had already filed for unemploymen in the two weeks prior to this one.