Dec 24 America’s jobless meet a bleak holiday season By Joseph Pisani, Chris Rugaber, Associated Press Millions of Americans have been jobless since the viral pandemic ripped through the U.S. economy in March, triggering a deep recession and causing widespread unemployment. Continue reading
Dec 24 UK and EU reach post-Brexit trade agreement By Raf Casert, Jill Lawless, Associated Press Britain and the European Union have struck a provisional free-trade agreement that should avert New Year chaos for cross-border traders and bring a measure of certainty for businesses after years of Brexit turmoil. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 6:41 With his demands unmet, Trump threatens to reject long-awaited COVID relief bill As the nation nears 325,000 total deaths, millions of Americans are feeling the economic impact of the pandemic. The Department of Labor on Wednesday reported 803,000 new jobless claims last week, and up to 14 million people could soon lose… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 6:57 Older workers carry on, even when life itself is life-threatening Americans are living longer, with average life expectancy in the U.S. rising from age 71 in 1970 to age 79 last year, leading many to stay employed far past retirement age. Paul Solman reports on some of the oldest workers… Continue watching
Dec 23 With time running out, EU and UK near post-Brexit trade deal By Raf Casert, Jill Lawless, Associated Press After resolving a few remaining fair competition issues, negotiators were down to dealing with fishing quotas and transition terms Wednesday as they worked to secure a deal for a post-Brexit relationship by an end-of-year deadline. Continue reading
Dec 23 Trump vetoes defense bill, setting up possible override vote By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Donald Trump has vetoed the annual defense policy bill, following through on threats to veto a measure that has broad bipartisan support in Congress and potentially setting up the first override vote of his presidency. Continue reading
Dec 23 Brexit negotiations inch closer to trade deal By Raf Casert, Associated Press After resolving a few remaining fair competition issues, negotiators were dealing with EU fisheries rights in U.K. waters as they worked to secure a deal for a post-Brexit relationship. Continue reading
Dec 23 U.S. layoffs stay high as 803,000 seek unemployment benefits By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The latest figure shows many employers are still cutting jobs, as the pandemic tightens business restrictions and leads many consumers to stay home. Continue reading
Dec 22 Trump criticizes COVID-19 relief bill, suggests he may not sign By Kevin Freking, Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Trump complained in a video that he tweeted out Tuesday night that the bill delivered too much money to foreign countries, but not enough to Americans. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch 6:29 Older workers are facing fewer job prospects and higher COVID risks Millions of Americans have been crushed by the pandemic but older workers have faced both an economy with high levels of unemployment and a virus that puts them more at risk than younger people. And once they do lose a… Continue watching