Ascena Retail Group is the latest clothing seller to try a restructuring during the pandemic when demand has cratered. The firm, which also owns Lane Bryant and Justice, will close some stores.
NPR's Noel King speaks with Matt Desmond, founder of Princeton's Eviction Lab, about the threat of a rising number of evictions nationwide as federal evictions relief draws to an end.
A historic drop in rates has millions of homeowners refinancing to save money. It's helping home sales, but it's not helping the broader economy as much as it would in a normal recession.
Artists and arts organizations were quick to adapt to quarantine and coronavirus. Museum tours, operas, Broadway shows, author talks, home concerts and...
Georgia’s Medicaid and PeachCare rolls continue to grow amid the economic devastation from COVID-19.
Newly released June enrollment figures show that Medicaid membership grew by 23,000, while PeachCare, the children’s health insurance program in Georgia, saw enrollment rise by nearly 14,000.
Small music venues in the US are looking for a lifeline — and a new bill in Congress called the Restart Act might be it. Advocates say the future of independent clubs relies on government relief.
Exhausted leaders emerged from a marathon five days of talks with a rescue package to help member states weather their worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
Millions of Americans who lost jobs during the pandemic are in danger of having their incomes cut for a second time. The sudden halt in payments would be felt in households and throughout the economy.
Congress returns from its summer recess with a big item on its to-do list: the next coronavirus relief package. Sticking points include unemployment benefits.
Congress struggles with another pandemic relief package. Forty states report coronavirus cases are rising. And, Oregon officials lash out at President Trump for sending federal officers to Portland.
Consumer spending is rebounding, yet Americans continue to file for unemployment week after week, something Congress has to consider as it moves to shore up the pandemic U.S. economy.
The $600 unemployment benefit set to expire this month helped keep families afloat, says Georgetown University's Indivar Dutta-Gupta. Without it, they face serious hardship, and the economy will slow.