Business And Finance Archive
Archives for April 2020

Vox answers your questions about new US unemployment benefits.


He can’t make his disinfectant remarks go away. So he’s trying to douse them with doubt.


Hours after President Trump mused about injecting disinfectant, his lawyer pushed misinformation of his own.

A new rule in Georgia means employers are responsible for filing unemployment for furloughed employees every week.


They’ve suddenly stopped talking about an unproven drug they touted as a possible miracle cure. It’s not an accident.


Why it’s taken so long for some states to set up unemployment programs for freelancers, gig economy workers, and self-employed people.


The streaming company thought it would add 7 million subscribers. A global lockdown gave it 16 million.

With 22 million people trying to get unemployment at once, the system is overwhelmed.

How Big Business shapes our habits and desires.


Don’t let Fox News and the president fool you.


“Schools are a very appetizing opportunity.”


Americans are scared and confused about how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. That’s only going to get worse, journalism critic Jay Rosen explains.


Why life during coronavirus will have “a permanent effect on people’s respect for reality.”



CNBC’s biggest star sounds a lot like Bernie Sanders.