Passersby walk past a business storefront with store closing and sale signs, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Dedham, Mass. The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid rose slightly to 870,000, a historically high figure that shows that the viral pandemic is still squeezing restaurants, airlines, hotels and many other businesses six months after it first erupted. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Money

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A high priced home sits for sale near St. Charles, Illinois September 24, 2009. REUTERS/John Gress (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)
Real Estate

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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden plays music on a phone as he arrives to speak at a Hispanic Heritage Month event, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Governor Phil Murphy. Friday September 18, 2020. | Photo: Governor's Office (Flickr)
Money

New Jersey lawmakers advance budget hiking taxes on wealthy

A Sotheby's "For Sale" sign is displayed outside of a townhouse in New York, U.S., on Monday, June 23, 2014. | Photographer: Craig Warga/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Real Estate

New York real estate trails other major market recoveries

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, file photo help wanted signs for servers and cooks at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and Spa are displayed along route 40 at the entrance to the resort in Farmington, Pa. U.S. employers advertised more jobs but hired fewer workers in July, sending mixed signals about a job market in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
United States

U.S. job postings rise to 6.6 million in July

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

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Tech & Innovation

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Entrepreneurs

Business owners tap into savings to withstand pandemic

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2020, file photo, store closing signs are shown on a Stein Mart store in Salt Lake City. The government issues the jobs report Friday, Sept. 4, for August at a time of continuing layoffs and high unemployment. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
United States

US unemployment rate falls to 8.4% even as hiring slows

Governor delivers his revised Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Address at SHI stadium in Rutgers University on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 (Edwin J. Torres/Governor’s Office).
Election

Governor Phil Murphy signs bill to make November election mostly mail-only

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