ECONOMY

Columbia, S.C. Mayor Expresses His Reservations With State Reopening Plan

4:13pm April 22, 2020

Stephen Benjamin, the mayor of Columbia, S.C., has reservations about the state's plan to start reopening businesses. He speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

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House Plans To Vote This Week On Senate's New Relief Measure

11:23am April 22, 2020

by Claudia Grisales

The Senate approved a bill to add roughly $484 billion in new funds to bolster the already record-breaking coronavirus response legislation. Senators passed the measure by unanimous consent Tuesday.

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Economy

What Happened Today: New Aid Bill Passes Senate, Economy Questions

8:18am April 22, 2020

Wall Street Journal chief economics commentator Greg Ip talks about the new aid package passed in the Senate and answers listener questions about the economy and stimulus checks.

Closed shops are seen in Manhattan's Chinatown on March 17 in New York City. The path to reopening stores will be complex, the head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says.

Chamber Of Commerce Head Welcomes New Coronavirus Bill, Gradual Reopening Of Economy

7:33pm April 21, 2020

by James Doubek

Suzanne Clark, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, tells All Things Considered that reopening the economy "will be phased in." She also says businesses will need more help to survive.

Coronavirus Updates: The Latest In The U.S. Response

6:01pm April 21, 2020

NPR economics, science and politics correspondents relay the latest in the response to the coronavirus epidemic in the United States.

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Some businesses that want to stay open say it's hard to do so when employees can make more money by staying home.

Economy

Bitter Taste For Coffee Shop Owner, As New $600 Jobless Benefit Drove Her To Close

4:41pm April 21, 2020

by Scott Horsley

The new federal benefit is designed to cushion the blow of the pandemic. But some businesses that want to stay open say it's hard to do so when employees can make more money by staying home.

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Jovita Carranza, head of the Small Business Administration, speaks as U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin listens during a news conference on April 2. The SBA has notified nearly 8,000 businesses that their information may have been exposed.

Economy

Data Of Nearly 8,000 Small Businesses May Have Been Exposed, SBA Says

4:16pm April 21, 2020

by Danielle Kurtzleben

"Personal identifiable information" was potentially exposed to other businesses via an online lending application portal, a spokesperson for the Small Business Administration told NPR.

Economy

Small Businesses May Soon Get More Federal Financial Help

11:55am April 21, 2020

NPR's Noel King talks to David Wessel of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution about problems plaguing congressional efforts to help small businesses during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Economy

U.S. Oil Prices Fall Below Zero For The First Time In History

11:30am April 21, 2020

by Camila Domonoske

Oil prices went into negative territory on Monday. That means traders were paying money to get people to accept oil in May. It's a sign of just how imbalanced the global oil markets are.

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What Happened Today: New Relief Bill, Economy Questions

9:29am April 21, 2020

by Danielle Kurtzleben

An NPR political correspondent describes the latest federal government efforts to pass another relief bill for small businesses and answers listener questions about the economy during the pandemic.