Jun 22 Existing home sale plunge 9.7 percent in 3rd straight monthly drop By Associated Press The National Association of Realtors said Monday that the monthly decline pushed sales down to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.91 million, the slowest pace since a home buyers tax credit expired in October 2010. Continue reading
Jun 19 Google loses appeal against $56 million fine in France By Associated Press Google was first slapped with the fine in January 2019, the first penalty for a U.S. tech giant under new European data privacy rules that took effect in 2018. Continue reading
Jun 19 Phoenix mandates use of face masks for coronavirus By Terry Tang, Associated Press At an emergency meeting Friday, Mayor Kate Gallego and the Phoenix City Council voted to make masks or face coverings mandatory. The order goes into effect at 6 a.m. Saturday. Continue reading
Jun 19 Hiring rose in 46 states in May, yet jobless rates remain high By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Employers added jobs in 46 states last month, evidence that the U.S. economy’s surprise hiring gain in May was spread broadly across the country — in both states that began reopening their economies early and those that did so only… Continue reading
Jun 19 WATCH: Powell discusses ways to rebuild the workplace amid COVID-19 By Associated Press The chairman's remarks to a House committee came on the second day of his semi-annual testimony to Congress on monetary policy. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 8:10 State reopening plans force trade-offs between health and economy By Paul Solman The staggering number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits underscores just how many are struggling financially due to the pandemic. While the economic damage from shuttering businesses and staying home is undeniable, public health experts worry that the pressure to reopen… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 7:28 Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on managing COVID-19 as the state reopens Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is one of many state officials across the country weighing the trade-offs between public health and a functioning economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. He joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the COVID-19 trends Ohio is seeing, the… Continue watching
Jun 18 Judge approves housing for 7,000 Los Angeles homeless living near freeways By Christopher Weber, Associated Press Officials say the city will provide 6,000 new beds within 10 months and another 700 beds over 18 months. And the county will spend $300 million over five years to fund services for the people. Continue reading
Jun 18 Trump sanctions target Venezuela's link to Mexico By Scott Smith, Associated Press Focusing primarily on Mexico-based individuals, U.S. Treasury officials sanctioned three people and the companies they ran. They're all now blocked from doing any business with the United States or American citizens. Continue reading
Jun 18 WATCH: Trump holds roundtable with governors on reopening small businesses amid COVID-19 By Associated Press Three months after the viral outbreak shut down businesses across the country, U.S. employers are still shedding jobs at a heavy rate, a trend that points to a slow and prolonged recovery from the recession. Continue reading