Nearly nine months after the $2.2 trillion CARES Act became law, the lame duck Congress is poised to pass an additional $900 billion relief bill before adjourning for its winter break.
Coronavirus: Laid Off, Now What?
Yes, there are signs of hope as the country attempts to safely restart the economy, at least in some places, but that doesn't mean that things don't totally stink for a lot of people out there.
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The Gigantic Economic Hole
CBS This Morning: Economic Bounce Back?
The U.S. economy added 2.5 million jobs in May, stunning experts who anticipated losses on the scale of the Great Depression. I joined CBS This Morning: Saturday to discuss the new 13.3% unemployment rate and the outlook for Americans and the country as it recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.
CBS Sunday Morning: Record Unemployment Numbers
Here’s my piece from Sunday Morning as I chat with Harvard professor Kenneth Rogoff for a historical perspective of this week’s 6.6 million new jobless figures.
CBS Evening News: Unemployment Drops to 17 Year Low
The latest jobs report shows the unemployment rate was down to 3.9 percent in April, the lowest level since December 2000. But wages are only up 2.6 percent from a year ago. I joined the CBS Evening News to explain what that means for workers.
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