Bailouts stir up images of businesses acting recklessly, enriching themselves, and then asking the government for money. That's not the case this time.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other U.S. stock indexes fell again Monday as central bankers and lawmakers struggled to deal with the coronavirus pandemic's economic damage.
Seven U.S. states are now reporting 1,000 or more cases of COVID-19, and experts believe the number of infected people will rise further as testing becomes more available.
The Federal Reserve on Monday announced several policies designed to strengthen markets during the coronavirus crisis. Still, stocks are down, minutes after the opening bell.
After a positive coronavirus test for Sen. Rand Paul, Sens. Mitt Romney and Mike Lee, who said they had recent contact with Paul but showed no symptoms, voluntarily self-quarantine.
The future of a coronavirus aid package that's likely to top $1 trillion is in limbo following the failure of a necessary procedural vote in the Senate. Senators aim to vote again Monday.
Senate Democrats on Sunday block a $1.8 trillion stimulus bill from moving forward. China and the U.S. spar over coronavirus facts. And, New York state is now the epicenter of COVID-19.
Universal basic income has been getting more attention during the pandemic. NPR's Michel Martin talks with former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, who popularized the idea on the campaign trail.
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Julie Su, secretary of California's Labor and Workforce Development Agency, about the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis on her state's businesses and workers.
Americans are collectively putting much of the economy on lockdown. The priorities are clear: to save lives. For now, that means America is an economic ghost town.