FILE - In this Tuesday, March 17, 2020 file photo, a lone shopping cart sits in an empty parking lot near a shopping mall closed due to coronavirus concerns in Pottsville, Pa. The temporary $300-a-week unemployment insurance boost implemented by President Donald Trump is about to end, with no extension in sight. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020 in an email to The Associated Press that it has distributed $30 billion of the $44 billion it had set aside for the benefit. (Jacqueline Dormer/Republican-Herald via AP)
Money

Money for $300 unemployment boost to run out after 6 weeks

A man walks by stores in Niles, Ill. The Commerce Department released data Thursday showing that second-quarter gross domestic product plunged by 9.5 percent, the fastest drop in modern record-keeping. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
United States

Fed survey finds widespread pessimism about economic future

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2018 file photo, then Rep.-elect Anthony Brindisi, D-N.Y., reacts after drawing his number during the Member-elect room lottery draw on Capitol Hill in Washington. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has decided to endorse 23 freshmen House Democrats in this fall’s elections. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Chambers

Chamber of Commerce backs freshmen House Dems, marking shift

A Soupergirl employee gets his temperature checked before entering the restaurant. | Courtesy: Soupergirl
Entrepreneurs

Business owners tap into savings to withstand pandemic

FILE - In this March 31, 2020 file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks about the $175.5 billion state budget during a news conference in the Red Room at the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Spending cuts are compounding for schools and state programs, reserve funds are dwindling, and some governors have begun proposing new taxes and fees to shore up state finances shaken by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)
Politics

States plan for cuts as Congress deadlocks on more virus aid

A foreclosure sign stands outside a home in Winchester, Virginia, U.S., on May 28, 2009. Photographer: Jay Mallin/Bloomberg News
Real Estate

More Homes In U.S. Fall Into Vacant Zombie Foreclosure Realm In Third Quarter Of 2020

FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2020 file photo, shoppers walk through the Valley Mall in Halfway, Md. U.S. consumer confidence fell for second straight month in August as a resurgence of virus cases in many parts of the country heightened pessimism about the economy. (Colleen McGrath/The Herald-Mail via AP, File)
Money

US consumer spending rose a moderate 1.9% in July

In this May 12, 2020 photo, a storefront displays “For Rent” signs in the window in the Red Hook neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Real Estate

Commercial Real Estate Executives See a Coronavirus Vaccine as Cure for Current Market Challenges

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Construction

Construction Employment Declines from June to July in 26 States and D.C. as Projects Are Canceled

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Chambers

U.S. Chamber and More than 30 Trade Associations Send Letter Urging Congress and Treasury to Provide Relief for American Families

The Source Hotel of the River North Art District in Denver, Colorado on Wednesday. March 25, 2020. Photo: Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post.
Real Estate

Struggling businesses push commercial real estate into the red

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