What Happened Today: Unemployment Keeps Rising, Economy Questions NPR's economics correspondent answers listener questions about unemployment and the state of the U.S. economy during the coronavirus pandemic. Danielle Kurtzleben
Face Masks Provide a New Frontier For Retailers During Coronavirus Crisis Many popular brands including Nordstrom and Gap now sell nonmedical grade face masks to meet consumer demand, but experts say mask sales are a drop in the bucket compared to COVID-19-related losses. Lynsey Jeffery
How A Decades-Old Unemployment Insurance System Is Measuring Up In The Pandemic Indivar Dutta-Gupta, a co-executive director at the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality, explains the U.S. unemployment insurance system's origins and role today. Andrea Hsu
Macy's Sees A $1.1 Billion Loss, While Pandemic Lifts 'Essential' Stores Like Walmart Temporary store closures during the pandemic hammered nonessential retailers, including Kohl's, T.J. Maxx and Victoria's Secret. Shoppers also dramatically cut back on buying clothes. Alina Selyukh
'Between Life And Death': McDonald's Worker Says Pandemic Puts Safety In Focus In his 30 years working at McDonald's, Bartolomé Perez joined several strikes to demand higher wages and better benefits. But the stakes have felt very different during the coronavirus pandemic. Alina Selyukh
Many Essential Employees Still Rely On Buses For Daily Commute The demand for public transportation has dropped dramatically since the pandemic began. But many essential workers in Los Angeles never stopped taking the bus to and from work every day. Leila Fadel
Congress could allow banks to charge higher overdraft fees. How to avoid extra costs On Tuesday, the House is expected to vote on the resolution to lift the overdraft fee cap. A few simple tools can help you hold onto your hard-earned dollars. Chris Arnold
38.6 Million Have Filed For Unemployment Since March The United States is still losing jobs at an alarming pace two months after the coronavirus pandemic took hold. Another 2.4 million people filed claims for jobless benefits last week. Scott Horsley
China To Address Economic Growth Targets At High-Level Political Meetings China on Thursday begins its biggest political meetings of the year, signaling its confidence that it has the coronavirus under control. At the top of the agenda: how to revive the flagging economy. Emily Feng
Planned Parenthood Asked To Return Funds From Paycheck Protection Program Republican senators including Florida's Marco Rubio are calling for an investigation after reports that Planned Parenthood affiliates received millions of dollars in Paycheck Protection Act funds. Sarah McCammon
