The U.S. economy is roaring back during the home stretch of the 2020 presidential campaign as nearly 1.4 million new jobs were added in August and the unemployment rate dropped to single digits.
Published: Saturday, September 5th, 2020 @ 1:04 am
By: Daily Wire
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Republican Indiana Rep. Jim Banks introduced a House bill last week that would render those convicted of vandalism and violent looting during a protest ineligible for federal unemployment money
Published: Tuesday, September 1st, 2020 @ 10:37 am
By: Daily Wire
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The recent job numbers help the case.
Published: Sunday, August 16th, 2020 @ 4:20 am
By: LifeZette
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Editors at the New York Post caution readers to beware of questionable government stimulus proposals.
Published: Friday, August 14th, 2020 @ 10:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The number of weekly unemployment claims fell under 1 million last week for the first time since government shutdowns were instituted in mid-March.
Published: Friday, August 14th, 2020 @ 9:47 am
By: Daily Wire
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James Antle of the Washington Examiner highlights recent developments in the discussion of presidential election debates.
Published: Monday, August 10th, 2020 @ 5:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Hope for an economic recovery has dwindled after the Labor Department released its weekly jobless claims on Thursday, which totaled 1.4 million – an increase over the previous week’s 1.3 million claims.
Published: Saturday, July 25th, 2020 @ 2:49 am
By: Daily Wire
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The U.S. unemployment rate shocked economists on Wall Street, dropping to 13.3% for the month of May.
Published: Monday, June 8th, 2020 @ 9:54 am
By: Daily Wire
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The free lunch is here but it will cost us a lot.
Published: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020 @ 11:15 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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James Antle explains in a Washington Examiner column why the economy could offer good news to President Trump this fall.
Published: Friday, May 29th, 2020 @ 8:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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More than 2.1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, pushing the total number of people who have lost their jobs amid the coronavirus panic above 41 million.
Published: Friday, May 29th, 2020 @ 12:20 am
By: Daily Wire
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Editors and Issues and Insights ponder recent scientific evidence and reach a disturbing conclusion.
Published: Thursday, May 28th, 2020 @ 5:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Nearly 3 million Americans filed for new unemployment benefits last week, pushing the number of people who have lost their jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic to more than 36.5 million, the Labor Department reported on Thursday.
Published: Friday, May 15th, 2020 @ 12:19 pm
By: Daily Wire
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NCACC staff continues to work with local, state, and federal partners this week as counties maintain critical efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and work to ensure continuation of county operations and services
Published: Monday, May 11th, 2020 @ 11:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Democrats are making the problem worse by keeping states closed.
Published: Saturday, May 9th, 2020 @ 8:16 am
By: LifeZette
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Despite the coronavirus crisis that spurred lockdowns on business across the United States, April was the best month for the stock market since January 1987 and the best April since 1938.
Published: Monday, May 4th, 2020 @ 12:51 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The U.S. economy shrank at a 4.8% annual rate in the first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic prompted states to shut down businesses and led companies to layoff more than 26 million Americans.
Published: Friday, May 1st, 2020 @ 8:32 pm
By: Daily Wire
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More than 3.8 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, bringing the six-week total of new jobless claims to 30.3 million, the worst employment crisis since the Great Depression.
Published: Friday, May 1st, 2020 @ 7:43 am
By: Daily Wire
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John Daniel Davidson of the Federalist explains how the Lone Star State could set an example for the rest of the country.
Published: Friday, May 1st, 2020 @ 7:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Roughly two-thirds of restaurant employees have lost their jobs since the outbreak of the coronavirus in the United States, according to an industry study.
Published: Saturday, April 25th, 2020 @ 3:07 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (D-CA) announced Sunday that the economic consequences of the coronavirus outbreak and association shutdown will have a greater negative effect on the city than the Great Recession of 2008.
Published: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 @ 9:53 am
By: Daily Wire
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On Wednesday, the Commerce Department revealed that U.S. retail sales dropped by a historic percentage in March as a result of the state-mandated shutdowns, a devastating report that sent stocks plunging.
Published: Saturday, April 18th, 2020 @ 9:06 am
By: Daily Wire
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The N.C. Division of Employment Security wants unemployment benefits for independent contractors and self-employed people up and running by April 25.
Published: Wednesday, April 15th, 2020 @ 6:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Ashley Arthur, a Raleigh resident and former software company employee, was laid off in January — before the coronavirus pandemic buried the N.C. Division of Employment Security in new claims from laid-off workers.
Published: Tuesday, April 14th, 2020 @ 5:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Georgi Boorman warns Federalist readers about one potential consequence of the economic shutdown tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Monday, April 13th, 2020 @ 8:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolinians who have filed for unemployment insurance because of COVID-19 won’t see payments for at least two weeks, state officials said during a Friday, April 3 news conference.
Published: Wednesday, April 8th, 2020 @ 4:39 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The unprecedented state-mandated shutdowns that have brought the U.S. economy to a screeching halt are ultimately based on models from experts attempting to project how many people will be infected, hospitalized, and die as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Published: Monday, April 6th, 2020 @ 10:11 pm
By: Daily Wire
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President Trump said Sunday night that he is considering a second round of direct payments to Americans to offset the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Published: Monday, April 6th, 2020 @ 9:21 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The Department of Labor released its weekly jobs numbers Thursday and announced “the highest level” of jobless claims in the history of the country.
Published: Thursday, April 2nd, 2020 @ 11:30 pm
By: Daily Wire
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On Tuesday, Gov. Roy Cooper declared in-person dining is banned in North Carolina for the foreseeable future.
Published: Sunday, March 29th, 2020 @ 11:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Department of Labor reported Thursday that weekly jobless claims soared to a record 3.28 million this week as businesses shut down to slow the spread of coronavirus — the most jobless claims in history and double what experts predicted just last week.
Published: Thursday, March 26th, 2020 @ 8:09 pm
By: Daily Wire
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On St. Patrick’s Day, Cary’s Carolina Ale House — garishly decorated with Irish food and drink ads — wasn’t teeming with its usual swarm of thirsty, hungry customers.
Published: Monday, March 23rd, 2020 @ 11:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Garbage in, garbage out. This rule of thumb applies to every field of human behavior — very much including politics.
Published: Thursday, January 16th, 2020 @ 6:09 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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