S&P 500 sinks 3.5% as surging virus cases lead to shutdowns
“Many people had come to believe we were at least stable, and now we’re having a second uptick, which throws
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How coronavirus is reshaping America’s job market
The widespread displacement of jobs has set off a scramble among workers to find new skills and careers — a
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Federal deficit triples to $3.1T, Treasury data shows
Those same experts argue that more fiscal stimulus is desperately needed, but the prospects of passing another aid package before
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Hard-hit small businesses face long winter without lifeline
The struggle to reach a deal to revive the paycheck program just weeks before the election is all the more
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‘Trump just kicked over the chess board’: GOP faces an election with more pain
Now, millions of struggling voters — including in key swing states — will probably not see any more enhanced unemployment
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Why Trump lost his battle against the trade deficit
The monthly deficit in U.S. goods trade with all other countries set a record high in August at more than
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Trump campaign looks to small victories on trade to win the farmer vote
“A lot of these are activities that people have been pushing in the past or for a long time are
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Opinion | 2020 is the Year Trump Was Worried About
That said, as POLITICO’s unofficial awesomeness correspondent, I regret to report that everything is no longer awesome. As you may
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Trump stokes a new threat to Wall Street: Election chaos
Against that shaky backdrop, Wall Street analysts are increasingly bracing for a chaotic Election Day and a bitter battle to
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25 years wiped out in 25 weeks: Pandemic sets the world back decades
“In other words, we’ve been set back about 25 years in about 25 weeks,” the report says. “What the world
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