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Why European governments are seeing more local lockdown rebellions during the autumn COVID spike
MarketWatch - Pierre Briançon
People walking along Oxford St, in Manchester, England European governments are facing increasing opposition from local elected officials to the …
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Fed’s Brainard says failure of Congress on another fiscal stimulus bill would lead to ‘slower and weaker recovery’
MarketWatch - Greg Robb
Fed Governor Lael Brainard is the only remaining Obama-appointed member of the central bank's leadership A failure by Congress to pass another …
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This may be the post-pandemic economy’s most closely watched indicator
MarketWatch - William Watts
Add economic data to the list of things that won’t ever be the same after the coronavirus pandemic. An unprecedented “sudden stop” by the global …
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Universal basic income is the wrong answer for workers hurt by a changing job market
MarketWatch - Jamie Merisotis
Federal stimulus checks that helped millions of Americans weather the initial months of the COVID-19 crisis have resurfaced calls for adopting …
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How Uber, Lyft and other gig work provides a safety net for Americans that unemployment checks cannot
MarketWatch - Jordan Nickerson
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans have seen skyrocketing unemployment rates as high as 14.7%. As a result, millions of people filed claims for …
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