Economy

The Fate Of Local Budgets Without Enough Money In The Relief Bill

5:48pm December 31, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Tracy Gordon, a senior fellow with the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, about how the pandemic continues to affect local government funding.

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Yvette Arrington with the New York Stock Exchange trading floor operations watches the market slide on March 9 as coronavirus fears grip the financial markets.

Economy

Stocks 2020: A Stunning Crash, Then A Record-Setting Boom Created Centibillionaires

4:42pm December 31, 2020

by Jim Zarroli

The stock market meltdown made way to a stunning rebound that made the rich a lot richer. What happened?

Ron Rosmann, seen in 2011, received some of the subsidies but says he's not in favor of the program. "It has disproportionately gone to the largest producers," he says.

Farmers Got A Government Bailout In 2020, Even Those Who Didn't Need It

2:14pm December 30, 2020

by Dan Charles

Total payments to farmers reached $46 billion, a record. Many received more than $100,000, yet didn't necessarily need the help.

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Economics Of Latest Pandemic Relief Bill

3:52pm December 29, 2020

by Scott Horsley

President Trump's call to boost pandemic relief payments to $2,000 remains stuck in the Senate. Economists say there are more targeted ways to provide help to the people who need it most.

The Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh is one of a number of hotels in the Omni Hotels & Resorts chain that accepted federal Paycheck Protection Program funds but did not use them to pay workers.

Omni Hotels Accepted Millions In PPP Funds But Didn't Pay Workers

10:06am December 29, 2020

by Bill O'Driscoll

Critics accuse the luxury hotel chain owned by billionaire Robert B. Rowling of taking money that could have helped small businesses or other companies that might have used it to pay their workers.

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How To Make A New Year's Resolution

6:31am December 29, 2020

by Greg Rosalsky

A new study looks at ways to make New Year's resolutions succeed.

News Brief: Pandemic Relief, Nashville Bombing, Ga. Senate Runoffs

6:25am December 29, 2020

In the contest over COVID-19 relief, the ball is in the GOP's court. Investigators search for a motive behind the Nashville bombing. Plus, Georgia's two crucial Senate runoffs are a week away.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speak following a press conference Dec. 20 on Capitol Hill after Republicans and Democrats finally came to an agreement on the coronavirus relief bill.

Here Is What's In The COVID-19 Relief Package

3:59pm December 28, 2020

by Brian Naylor

From direct payments for American households to mass transit, the legislation President Trump signed on Sunday has money for individuals and institutions affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Trump Signs Pandemic Relief Bill. How Will The Package Help Americans?

3:45pm December 28, 2020

by Scott Horsley

President Trump signed a pandemic relief bill that provides hundreds of billions of dollars in aid for struggling families and businesses. But his delay in signing may cost jobless workers some help.

House Set To Vote On Increasing Pandemic Direct Payments To $2,000

3:45pm December 28, 2020

by Kelsey Snell

The House is set to vote Monday to increase federal direct payments included in the pandemic relief bill to $2,000 — in a move likely to die in the Senate. President Trump supports the measure.

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