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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In February, the Alabama Senate will have a new leader for the first time in a decade when Republican Sen. Greg Reed of Jasper takes the helm as president pro tempore.
FILE - In this Thursday, April 25, 2019, file photo, Sen. Del Marsh, left, chats with Sen. Greg Reed on the senate floor as debate on the lottery bill is set to begin in the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala.…
Envelopes from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Reemployment Assistance Program are shown, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Surfside, Fla. The number of a Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to 778,000, evidence that the U.S. economy and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week for a second straight week to 778,000, evidence that the U.S. economy and job market remain under strain as coronavirus cases surge and colder weather heighten…
Rows of boxed big-screen televisions sit on display at a Costco warehouse in this photograph taken Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in Sheridan, Colo. Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods slow to modest gain of 1.3% in October indicating economy is slowing.
FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2020 file photo, pedestrians walk past a business storefront with store closing and sale signs in Dedham, Mass. The U.S. economy plunged at a record rate in the spring but is poised to break…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The second of three estimates on U.S. growth for the July-September quarter was unchanged at a record pace of 33.1%. But a resurgence in the coronavirus is expected to slow growth sharply in the current quarter with…
A shopper in a face mask looks over cuts of beef piled up in a cold room for purchase at a Costco warehouse store Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in west Denver. The U.S. economy rebounded at an even-stronger pace in…
WASHINGTON (AP) — US keeps Q3 GDP estimate unchanged with a record 33.1% gain with economy expected to slow sharply in current quarter.
FILE - In this Monday, April 20, 2020 file photo, a man walks past a Galeria Kaufhof warehouse as it is closed in Essen, Germany. A closely watched survey shows that business confidence in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, fell for…
BERLIN (AP) — Business confidence in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, fell for a second consecutive month in November as a resurgence of coronavirus infections led to partial shutdowns across the continent, a closely watched survey showed Tuesday.
FILE - In this Wednesday, June 3, 2020 photo new cars are stored in front of containers at the 'logport' (logistic port) in Duisburg, Germany. A closely watched survey shows that business confidence in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, fell for…
President-elect Joe Biden ran on a platform to address climate change, remedy inequality, resurrect the economy and implement a more focused COVID-19 strategy.
A man sits on a nearly empty Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. After a summer marked by a surge of coronavirus cases in Hawaii, officials plan to reboot the tourism based economy later this month despite concerns…
A woman walks into the international airport in Honolulu on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. After a summer marked by a surge of coronavirus cases in Hawaii, officials plan to reboot the tourism based economy later this month despite concerns about…
Roberto is getting a massage in the street in Mexico City, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2020. After months of resisting to avoid hurting the economy, officials banned all non-essential activities starting Saturday and returned to a partial lockdown in Mexico City…
Roberto is getting a massage in the street in Mexico City, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2020. After months of resisting to avoid hurting the economy, officials banned all non-essential activities starting Saturday and returned to a partial lockdown in Mexico City…
Newlyweds Ana Vallejos and Yamil Salcedo perform the traditional "Caporales" Andean dance during their wedding celebration, in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. As a measure to reactivate the economy, the Bolivian government lifted restrictions to help curve the…
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it will keep buying government bonds until the economy makes substantial progress — a step intended to reassure financial markets and keep long-term borrowing rates low indefinitely.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it will keep buying government bonds until the economy makes “substantial” progress — a step intended to reassure financial markets and keep long-term borrowing rates low indefinitely.
FILE - This Feb. 5, 2018, file photo shows the seal of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System in the ground at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington. The Senate on…
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020.
A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. Shares rose in Asia on Wednesday after revived hopes for more aid for the U.S. economy broke a four-day losing streak on…
While a large share of student loans are currently in forbearance due to COVID-19 aid programs, students—many of whom might struggle to find work in a depressed economy—will be put in a precarious situation when aid programs end.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer spoke virtually to President-elect Joe Biden's economic team saying the country wants a "bold program to stimulate the economy." He's backing a bipartisan proposal and calling for more aid after the new year.
Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb, is shown on an electronic screen at the Nasdaq MarketSite, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in New York. The San Francisco-based online vacation rental company holds its IPO Thursday.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer spoke virtually to President-elect Joe Biden's economic team saying the country wants a "bold program to stimulate the economy." He's backing a bipartisan proposal and calling for more aid after the new year.
A man pushes carts as a hiring sign shows at a Jewel Osco grocery store in Deerfield, Ill., Thursday, April 23, 2020. Friday, Dec. 4, monthly U.S. jobs report will help answer a key question hanging over the economy: Just…
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” the oft-quoted opening line from “A Tale of Two Cities,” is an apt description of the American economy. And we know how those times ended — in revolution.
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A man pushes carts as a hiring sign shows at a Jewel Osco grocery store in Deerfield, Ill., Thursday, April 23, 2020. Friday, Dec. 4, monthly U.S. jobs report will help answer a key question hanging over the economy: Just…
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