Scott Horsley
Stories
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Health
Fed's Powell Says Sharp Downturn Won't Last
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell warns it could be another year and a half before the U.S. recovers from the economic fallout of the pandemic. But he says this will not be another Great Depression.
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Business
'A Lot To Be Hopeful For': Crisis Seen As Historic, Not Another Great Depression
The speed and scale of the economic crash have drawn comparisons to the Great Depression. But this downturn should be shorter, former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and other economic historians say.
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Business
Listener Questions On The State Of The U.S. Economy
NPR's chief economics correspondent takes listener questions about the state of the U.S. economy during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Business
Listener Questions On The State Of The U.S. Economy, Continued
NPR's chief economics correspondent takes listener questions about the state of the U.S. economy during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Politics
Fed Chief Says More Relief Spending May Be 'Costly, But Worth It'
Jerome Powell said the economy should recover once the coronavirus is under control. But the central bank chief cautioned that without more help, many small businesses may not survive that long.
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Food
Americans Are Driving Less And Snacking More
The latest inflation data offers a snapshot of Americans' new pandemic spending habits. Prices are down for most goods and services but up sharply for groceries.
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National
Coronavirus Update: The U.S. Health Care Industry Is Challenged By The Pandemic
The health care sector has cut 1.4 million jobs in April. And as COVID-19 has consumed health care resources, other essential routine procedures — like screenings for strokes — have gone down.
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Politics
One For The History Books: 14.7% Unemployment, 20.5 Million Jobs Wiped Away
U.S. employers shed a record number of jobs in April, as the unemployment rate climbed to the highest since the Great Depression. The coronavirus crisis has locked down much of the economy.
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National
Friday's Jobs Numbers Will Be Brutal But Won't Tell The Whole Story
The Labor Department is expected to report the U.S. lost millions of jobs last month due to the coronavirus. Unemployment likely jumped to its highest level since the Great Depression.
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Food
At The Frozen Pizza Factory That Never Closed: Social Distancing In A Tent
Carolyn Mendel oversees a team of about 1,000 people at a factory in Ohio that makes Totino's Pizza. A tent for employee breaks is among the safeguards added to protect the workers.