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COVID-19 relief pushes U.S. budget deficit to a record $3.1T

In this Wednesday, June 3, 2020 photo, Juan Santos stocks shelves at the Presidente Supermarket in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
United States

Weak Recovery (Recuperación débil) by Isaac Cohen (Opinion)

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing, Thursday Sept. 24, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington about the CARES Act and the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. (Drew Angerer/Pool via AP)
United States

Fed officials cited risks if Congress fails to pass more aid

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United States

Bleak outlook without stimulus: More layoffs, anemic growth

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Construction

Monthly Construction Input Prices Rise in August, Says Associated Builders and Contractors

FILE - In this June 11, 2020, file photo, information signs are displayed at the closed Illinois Department of Employment Security WorkNet center in Arlington Heights, Ill. U.S. employers advertised for slightly fewer jobs in August while their hiring ticked up modestly. The Labor Department said Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, that the number of U.S. job postings on the last day of August dipped to 6.49 million, down from 6.70 million July. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
United States

US job postings edge lower, to 6.49 million

Vehicles drive past a now hiring sign as they enter a parking lot for a Home Depot store location, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Boston. The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits declined last week to a still-high 837,000, evidence that the economy is struggling to sustain a tentative recovery that began this summer. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
United States

Survey: Business economists see coronavirus as biggest risk

This Monday, Oct. 7, 2019 file photo, Ohio Sen. Matt Dolan, left, speaks during a news conference at the Ohio Department of Public Safety in Columbus, Ohio. Dolan says, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, an aid package for small businesses and people struggling to pay rent during the coronavirus pandemic is coming soon. (Joshua A. Bickel, The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File)
Money

Governor, lawmakers plan aid for small businesses, renters

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2020, file photo, a shopper walks by one of several vacant retail spaces among the outlet shops in Freeport, Maine. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 7.9% in September, but hiring is slowing and many Americans have given up looking for work, the government said Friday, Oct. 2, in the final jobs report before the voters decide whether to give President Donald Trump another term. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
United States

Long-term jobless caught in a squeeze that imperils recovery

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2020, file photo, a passerby walks past a business storefront with store closing signs in Boston. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 7.9% in September, but hiring is slowing and many Americans have given up looking for work, the government said Friday, Oct. 2, in the final jobs report before the voters decide whether to give President Donald Trump another term. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Money

Pre-election economy: Unemployment falls, but hiring slows

A woman shops at a clothing store, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, in New York. U.S. consumer spending slowed in August and personal income fell as a $600 weekly benefit for Americans who are unemployed during the pandemic expired. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Money

Consumer spending gains slow to 1% in August

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