With COVID tamed, it’s a ‘grand reopening’ in California
JOCELYN GECKER, Associated Press California, the first state in America to put in place a coronavirus lockdown, is now turning ...
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Shop owner’s plea as California reopens: ‘I need customers’
BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press During the darkest days of the coronavirus pandemic, Martha Medina would occasionally slip into her shuttered ...
Average US price of gas jumps 8 cents per gallon to $3.10
Associated Press The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped 8 cents over the past two weeks, to $3.10 per ...
March hiring accelerated to 916K, yet many jobs remain lost
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer America's employers unleashed a burst of hiring in March, adding 916,000 jobs in a sign ...
US jobless claims rise to 770,000 with layoffs still high
PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to 770,000, a sign that ...
States pass their own virus aid, not waiting on Washington
BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press Not waiting for more federal help, states have been approving their own coronavirus aid packages, spending ...
Pandemic restaurant closures produce glut of used equipment
TERENCE CHEA, ASSOCIATED PRESS The pandemic's heavy toll on the restaurant industry can be seen in Jose Bonilla Jr.'s cavernous ...
US consumer spending fell 0.2% in December in face of virus
MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer U.S. consumers slowed their spending by 0.2% in December, cutting back for a second straight ...
US loses 140,000 jobs, first monthly drop since spring
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer U.S. employers shed jobs last month for the first time since April, cutting 140,000 positions, ...
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