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July 24, 2020 at 5:01 am

AP-NORC poll: Nearly half say job lost to virus won’t return

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly half of Americans whose families experienced a layoff during the coronavirus pandemic now believe those jobs are lost forever, a new...

Business

July 22, 2020 at 7:01 am

US sales of existing homes jump 20% after a 3-month slump

BALTIMORE (AP) — Americans stepped up their home purchases in June by a robust 20.7% after the pandemic had caused sales to crater in the...

Business

July 16, 2020 at 5:37 am

US retail sales jump 7.5% in June, but economy still ails

BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. retail sales climbed a solid 7.5% in June, a sign that the economy was healing right before infections from the coronavirus...

Business

July 16, 2020 at 3:29 am

Rising coronavirus infections threaten US economic recovery VIEW

BALTIMORE (AP) — Rising coronavirus infections across dozens of states are threatening the U.S. economic recovery, forcing businesses and consumers to freeze spending and keeping...

Nation & World

July 9, 2020 at 8:28 am

Record low US mortgage rates for the third consecutive week

BALTIMORE (AP) — Rates on 30-year mortgages have fallen to record lows for the third consecutive week as inflation remains muted in a weakened economy,...

Business

FILE – In this Thursday, May 28, 2020 file photo, a protester carries a U.S. flag upside down, a sign of distress, next to a burning building in Minneapolis. Protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody Monday, broke out in Minneapolis for a third straight night. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) RNS302 RNS302

July 6, 2020 at 11:08 pm

America disrupted: Troubles cleave a nation, and a city VIEW

Traditional presidential battleground states, and emerging ones, have been hit with the triple shock of a pandemic, recession and an uprising against police abuse. It...

June 22, 2020 at 5:01 am

AP-NORC poll: Politics drive divergent view of US economy VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans' outlook on the national economy has improved somewhat from its lowest points during the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic, but...

Business

June 16, 2020 at 5:38 am

US shoppers returned with vigor in May in partial rebound

BALTIMORE (AP) — American shoppers ramped up their spending on store purchases by a record 17.7% from April to May, delivering a dose of energy...

Business

June 16, 2020 at 4:10 am

US retail sales likely recovered partly from record plunge

BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. retail sales likely recovered somewhat last month as the economy increasingly reopened from shutdowns caused by the coronavirus and more shoppers...

Business

June 15, 2020 at 11:04 am

Can job market sustain its gains? Uncertainties cloud future

WASHINGTON (AP) — Layoffs are slowing, unemployment is declining and hiring is gradually rising, suggesting that a steady rebound may be afoot in the U.S....

Business