ECONOMY

The Week In Politics: White House Pushes To Restart U.S. Economy Amid Coronavirus Crisis

8:01am April 18, 2020

by Ron Elving

We take a look at the president's plan to reopen the U.S. and push for an economic recovery while the number of infections and fatalities continue to climb.

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Governor Cooper: More COVID-19 Test Supplies Needed

7:22pm April 17, 2020

by Associated Press

Women wearing face masks stand at a safe distance to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus, as they wait for food assigned to their children outside a school in Xesuj, Guatemala, where many residents depend on remittances, largely from the U.S. The

COVID-19 Is Cutting Into Vital Money U.S. Migrant Workers Send Back Home

5:24pm April 17, 2020

by Carrie Kahn

A remittances expert estimates the money sent back to Latin America and the Caribbean could decline by 7%.

Stricken By Coronavirus Shutdown, China Reports 6.8% GDP Loss

4:20pm April 17, 2020

by Emily Feng

China's gross domestic product shrank by 6.8% in the first three months of 2020 as closures due to the coronavirus hit the world's second largest economy.

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Health care workers walk outside the Brooklyn Hospital Center on Wednesday in New York City.

Coronavirus Latest: Despite Trump's Optimism, There's Still A Long Road To Reopening

1:29pm April 17, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

President Trump laid out new guidelines to states to start retracting their restrictions as early as Friday. But there are still a lot of questions to consider.

An employee wears a face mask as he works at a blower and fan manufacturing plant in northeastern China's Liaoning province. The economy contracted by 6.8% in the first three months of 2020 from the same period a year ago.

China's Economy Retreats, With Pandemic Causing Biggest GDP Drop In Decades

11:20am April 17, 2020

by Scott Neuman

China's economy contracted by 6.8% in the first three months of 2020 from the same period a year ago — its biggest drop since 1992.

White House Guidelines For States Reopening Seem Short On Specifics

8:31am April 17, 2020

by Nurith Aizenman

President Trump unveiled guidelines for states to reopen in three stages, but public health officials say they fall short. States are going to have to figure out a lot of it for themselves.

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Lines At Food Banks Grow Longer By The Week

6:23am April 17, 2020

by John Burnett

The San Antonio Food Bank was swamped last week with 10,000 families — a worrying sign of joblessness and food insecurity. The food bank is preparing for another onslaught on Friday.

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Economy

What Happened Today: New Jobless Numbers, Unemployment Questions

9:24pm April 16, 2020

by Chris Arnold

Jobless numbers show that 22 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits in the last four weeks. Homeowners have questions about making mortgage payments if they've lost their jobs.

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California Labor Secretary Reacts To Latest Unemployment Figures

6:24pm April 16, 2020

In California, more than 660,000 people filed for unemployment last week. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Julie Su, secretary of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency.

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