September 1, 2020 at 5:00 am ET Americans continued to gradually return to work in August, with 8.6{5667a53774e7bc9e4190cccc01624aae270829869c681dac1da167613dca7d05} of workers who were employed in January reporting they were out of work in August, down from 11{5667a53774e7bc9e4190cccc01624aae270829869c681dac1da167613dca7d05} in the first half of July. Recent improvements in the demand for labor are […]
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The loss of employer-sponsored health insurance can be a serious concern for older people
Michael Kerr thought he would be back to work by now. When the 52-year-old from Reading was put on furlough from his retail manager position in mid-March, he figured the business would reopen by April, reinstating him and other employees. © ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS James Long, a health-care […]
US poll: People feel better about personal finances than economy | USA News
It is the paradox of a pandemic that has crushed the United States economy: 12.9 million people have lost a job and a dangerous rash of businesses has closed, yet the personal finances of many Americans have remained strong – and in some ways have even improved. A new poll […]
New York named worst state for economic outlook as NYC sees people ‘fleeing the city’
New York has been named the worst state in the U.S. for its economic outlook as New York City is reportedly seeing people “fleeing the city.” The American Legislative Exchange Council released its annual ranking of “Rich States, Poor States” on Wednesday, ranking states based on competitiveness and economic outlook […]
People lost a TON of money with Jim Herman winning the Wyndham Championship | Golf World
Sports fans love underdog stories. That is, aside from gamblers. Anybody placing serious money on a sports event really only cares about one thing: making money. So save your underdog, rags-to-riches tales for another crowd. The fact that Jim Herman, a former assistant pro and career grinder who was ranked […]
At what cost? How chronic gaps in adaptation finance expose the world’s poorest people to climate chaos – World
Author: Tilly Alcayna EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On 7 May 2020, the United Nations released an urgent appeal for US$6.7 bn in humanitarian assistance for low-income countries facing challenges in managing the COVID-19 pandemic. It is estimated that the effects of COVID-19 could push 265 million people into acute food insecurity by […]
The 7 worst ways people are spending their tax refunds
Since the pandemic pushed this year’s tax deadline back to July 15, many Americans will be receiving their refund in the coming weeks. The IRS says people are getting back an average of $2,769 this year, a slight increase from the year before. But with the economy still struggling and […]
A wave of people turned to OnlyFans to earn money when they lost their jobs due to the pandemic
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What rich people are buying during coronavirus. Hint: It’s not toilet paper
Miss Diamond Ring founder Michelle Demaree has been regularly selling hefty engagement rings despite the COVID-19 pandemic. (Michelle Demaree) A few weeks after much of the U.S. went into a shutdown because of the coronavirus, Peter Webster, cofounder and president of New York jewelry company Roberto Coin, got a call […]
Why Poetry Books Often Aren’t Accessible to People With Disabilities
Stack of books. A poem comes to my inbox or my podcast feed. Its images give me access to an unfamiliar experience. Its rhythm grips me. Words are the instruments that give sound to its message. The poet has a lesson to teach me, and a lesson isn’t often learned […]
We’re Loving These Face Masks Halima Aden Has Designed for People Who Wear Hijabs
Click here to read the full article. Think back to 2016. This was the year Halima Aden, a Somali-American woman who was 19 at the time, made headlines for being the first contestant ever to compete in a Miss USA pageant wearing a hijab and burkini. Now, four years later, […]
Don’t let online education turn into the next crisis that hits people of color hardest
When historians look back at 2020, they might see some important lessons about how problems become really big problems when left to fester. First, COVID-19 shut down the American economy and killed over 112,000 Americans — disproportionately African American — because we failed to establish the proper public health response early to […]