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Story of the Week: Economic Concerns Loom As Reopenings Begin

Story of the Week / May 14th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. The need for economic activity is clashing with public safety concerns as the United States gradually moves to reopen safely amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Debates over the need for social distancing and...

Story Of The Week, Economy And Jobs, Coronavirus, Public Health

Story of the Week: Congress, Trump Unite to Pass $2.2 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus

Story of the Week / March 25th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Updated 3/27/2020 at 4:54 p.m. ET: President Donald Trump signed a $2.2 trillion stimulus bill into law Friday afternoon, aimed at stabilizing the economy and American life amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak...

Story Of The Week, Economic Policy, Economy And Jobs, Federal Budget, Coronavirus

Story of the Week: Coronavirus Response Poised To Cost Trillions

Story of the Week / March 20th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

President Donald Trump's administration and Congress have been working to pass a series of stimulus packages and response measures to combat the effects of the COVID-19 coronavirus . The packages — which are likely to cost over $1 trillion in total — would account for hundreds of billions...

Story Of The Week, Coronavirus, Public Health, Economic Policy, Economy And Jobs, Banking And Finance

Story of the Week: Spread of Coronavirus Grips US, Stuns Stock Market

Story of the Week / March 12th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

The spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus has sent shockwaves through the U.S., closing schools, suspending entire sporting seasons and contributing to a brutal week for the stock market. President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the Oval Office Wednesday, announcing a 30-day ban on...

Coronavirus, Story Of The Week, Public Health, Economy And Jobs, Banking And Finance

Left and Right Media Bias On Display in Economic Report

Bias / March 1st, 2019 / By Julie Mastrine

The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its quarterly report on gross domestic product Thursday morning, and media bias was apparent in the reports. All media outlets agreed the U.S. economy grew by 2.9 percent in 2018, yet reporters from the Left and Right painted the numbers...

Media Bias, Economic Policy, Economy And Jobs, Media Watch

Fact Check: Does Trump or Obama Deserve Credit for the Economy?

News / June 15th, 2018 / By Billy Binion

The Story: With the release of the May jobs report , most publications across the aisle found a rare area of agreement. The numbers, they said, were inherently positive. But opinions decidedly diverge over how long the party will last, and which leader (Trump or Obama?) deserves the...

Economy And Jobs, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, News

December 2017 Jobs Report

Story of the Week / January 11th, 2018 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

The Labor Department released the December 2017 jobs report, and media outlets across the aisle have had varying reactions to the raw data. The U.S. economy added 148,000 jobs, falling short of what economists expected for the month, but unemployment remained at 4.1%, which is a 17-year...

Economy And Jobs, Jobs Report, Story Of The Week, News

Tag: Economy And Jobs