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    Democrats propose to continue $600 unemployment checks until 2021

    In the massive legislative package House Democrats unveiled on Tuesday to inject more relief into an economy battered by the coronavirus, unemployed Americans would get an extra $600 a week through the end of the year. In the stimulus bill Congress passed in March, many jobless Americans became eligible for that weekly payment on top […] More

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    She’s waited over 50 days for her unemployment check

    Sandi Bochum Source: Donna Aceto Eight weeks after Sandi Bochum applied for unemployment benefits in New York, she’s still waiting for a check.  The 75-year-old video journalist’s income has dried up, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, which has prevented her from getting on the subway or an airplane to shoot events.  “I’m completely paralyzed,” said Bochum, […] More

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    Florida unemployment benefits delayed as residents face eviction

    Normally bustling Lincoln Road Mall in Miami Beach, Florida, is seen nearly empty on May 8, with most businesses closed due efforts to contain Covid-19. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Florida residents are growing increasingly frustrated by the state’s lag in paying unemployment benefits — a drama unfolding as home and rental evictions may soon begin anew. States […] More

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    Amid the coronavirus, consumer loans are in short supply

    With more than 30 million people out of work and a growing number of Americans feeling severely cash-strapped, loans are a lifeline. If you can get one. Despite rock-bottom interest rates, banks are tightening lending standards across the board, shrinking the availability of credit. “If you can get a loan, then the price of it is going […] More

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    We had a public mental-health crisis before this pandemic

    The overall financial and health impact of Covid-19 is unprecedented. However, while we can think of little else, we are also in the middle of a mental-health crisis. Millions of Americans are suffering in silence. They are sad and alone. They feel scared and hopeless. These feelings can become all-consuming and interfere with our lives […] More

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    Consumer advocate fears rise of vehement debt collectors amid pandemic

    Richard Cordray, former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and author of “Watchdog: How Protecting Consumers Can Save Our Families, Our Economy, and Our Democracy” Congress provided borrowers a lifeline when it passed the CARES Act. Whether it will deliver significant relief to consumers remains to be seen. The $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill […] More

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    Here’s how travel will change after the Covid-19 pandemic recedes

    The coronavirus has devastated economies around the world and disrupted life in ways that were unimaginable just a few months ago. The world will never be the same. But at some point, industries will start coming back online and people will start going out again. We asked travel industry experts for their thoughts on what […] More

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    It pays to stay unemployed. That might be a good thing

    People walk along Broadway as the coronavirus keeps financial markets and businesses mostly closed on May 08, 2020 in New York City. The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced on Friday that the US economy lost 20.5 million jobs in April. This is the largest decline in jobs since the government began tracking the data in […] More

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