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hotels Covid results in 1 billion unsold hotel room nights in 2020 Mark Frauenfelder
coronavirus economy Biden on jobs report and $900 billion relief package: 'Congress and President Trump must get a deal done for the American people' Xeni Jardin
Stocks What's going on with the stock market? Mark Frauenfelder
covid New York City is facing a "financial abyss" Mark Frauenfelder
literal gig economy Guitars reportedly cool again Thom Dunn
debt Cory Doctorow: America's economy is cooked Mark Frauenfelder
gdp On news of record-breaking US economic downturn, Trump distracts with tweet about delaying election Mark Frauenfelder
money U.S. economy shrank at record-breaking 33% last quarter, as 1.4M sought unemployment aid last week Xeni Jardin
european union European Union leaders agree on 1.82 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and coronavirus recovery fund Xeni Jardin
steven mnuchin Mnuchin: U.S. won't 'shut down the economy again' even if coronavirus cases surge Xeni Jardin
house House passes $3T coronavirus relief act led by Pelosi & Dems, Trump says bill 'DOA' in Senate Xeni Jardin
fox business 'We're gonna lose over 100,000 perhaps,' Trump says of deaths, and 'Nobody blames me for that' on job losses Xeni Jardin
job loss Nearly 3 million more unemployment claims in U.S. as COVID-19 job losses total 36 million Xeni Jardin
health insurance Nearly 27 million Americans lost their job-based health insurance in pandemic, study shows Xeni Jardin
unemployment Jobs report shows 20.5 million lost jobs in April and unemployment surged to 14.7% Xeni Jardin
unemployment Another 4.4m filed for unemployment last week Rob Beschizza
social distancing Why "reopening" the economy won't save the economy Mark Frauenfelder
oil Price of U.S. crude oil crashes below $0, first time in history Xeni Jardin
jobless U.S. weekly jobless claims 5,245,000 last week Xeni Jardin
unpleasant charts 6.6m joined unemployed line last week, more than expected Rob Beschizza