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Job market meltdown hits most vulnerable workers hardest

As the coronavirus rampaged across the U.S. economy, it slashed a cruel path of job losses, reduced hours and hardships for ...

Jobless rate spikes to 14.7%, highest since Great Depression

The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in ...

Push to restart as job losses hit once inconceivable heights

The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments ...

Lost your job? Here's what you need to know

Nearly 33.5 million Americans have lost their jobs and applied for unemployment benefits in the past 7 weeks — a stunning ...

Stocks rise on hope that worst of economic plunge has passed

Asian shares surged Friday on optimism the worst of the economic fallout from the pandemic may be over, as Wall Street logged ...

With layoffs high but slowing, can US job market rise up?

Since its record-setting peak five weeks ago, the number of laid-off U.S. workers applying for jobless benefits, while still ...

Asian shares mixed after Wall St dips on pandemic worries

Asian shares were mixed Thursday after a decline on Wall Street after more depressing data rolled in on the devastation ...

Wall Street sees the economic pain, opts to look past it

Is Wall Street blind? The global economy is in shambles, the coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 249,000 worldwide and ...

Stocks shake off an early loss and end higher, led by tech

Stocks shook off an early stumble and scratched out small gains on Wall Street Monday, as the market’s momentum slows ...

Asian shares fall after Wall St slips on grim economic news

Shares fell in Asia on Friday after a crush of dismal data about the economy sent markets lower overnight in a meek ending ...

Economic figures show grim toll in Europe and US from virus

Bleak new figures Thursday underscored the worldwide economic pain inflicted by the coronavirus: The number of Americans ...

Europe's employment aid keeps jobs from vanishing -- for now

Christian Etchebest's Parisian bistro is a shadow of its usual bustling self. Five lunch specials sit in neat paper bags on ...

Debate flares over legal protections as businesses open up

The effort to reopen the economy in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic has set off a conflict at the state and federal ...

Asian stocks gain after France, Spain unveil reopening plans

Asian stock markets gained Wednesday after France and Spain joined governments that plan to ease anti-virus controls and ...

How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday

Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Tuesday after an early gain evaporated, snapping the market's two-day winning streak.

Asia shares mixed, eyeing economies reopening, central banks

Asian shares are mixed Tuesday as governments inch toward letting businesses reopen and central banks step in to provide cash ...

Facing disaster, Russian businesses find Kremlin aid lacking

Desperate business owners in Russia have been pleading with the Kremlin for help in the pandemic shutdown. The response, ...

Asian shares lower as Wall St rally fizzles, oil rebounds

Asian shares are lower Friday after an early rally on Wall Street suddenly vanished, the latest example of how fragile the ...

Virus pushes US unemployment toward highest since Depression

Unemployment in the U.S. is swelling to levels last seen during the Great Depression of the 1930s, with 1 in 6 American ...

UAW balks at quick auto plant restart; retailers morphing

The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments ...