Posts Tagged: US Economy
US Response to Coronavirus Splinters Into Acrimony and Uncertainty
Six weeks after US President Donald Trump declared a national emergency over the spreading coronavirus, the United States is deeply divided over the correct economic...
Some US States Inch Toward Easing Coronavirus Curbs After Trump Unveils Guidelines
The governors of Michigan, Florida and other states outlined tentative steps on Friday to reopen their economies, a day after President Donald Trump unveiled guidelines for a...
Trump Unveils Three-Stage Process for States to End Coronavirus Shutdown
President Donald Trump laid out new guidelines on Thursday for US states to emerge from a coronavirus shutdown in a staggered, three-stage approach meant to...
As US Economy Falters, State Governors Mull May 1 Reopening
Governors of about 20 US states spared the worst of the coronavirus pandemic may start reopening their economies by President Donald Trump's May 1 target...
US Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 25,000, Doubling in One Week
US deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 25,000 on Tuesday, doubling in one week, according to a Reuters tally, as officials debated how to reopen...
Ten US States Developing ‘Reopening’ Plans Account for 38% of National Economy
The ten US states coordinating plans separately from the White House to reopen businesses shut by the coronavirus are responsible for an outsized proportion of the American...
‘Hardest Day’: New York’s Cuomo Sees Virus Slowing Despite Record Death Toll
Even as medical teams struggled to save an onslaught of gravely-ill coronavirus patients and deaths hit new highs, the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations seemed to be leveling...
US Death Toll Spirals Amid Rush to Build Field Hospitals, Find Supplies
The US government raced on Tuesday to build hundreds of makeshift hospitals near major cities as healthcare systems were pushed to capacity, and sometimes beyond,...
US Coronavirus Death Toll Rises Past 3,000 on Deadliest Day
The US death toll from the coronavirus pandemic climbed past 3,000 on Monday, the deadliest day yet in the country's mounting crisis, while New York...
Trump Backs Off Plan to Reopen Businesses by Mid-April Amid Coronavirus Warnings
President Donald Trump on Sunday extended his stay-at-home guidelines until the end of April, dropping a hotly-criticized plan to get the economy up and running by mid-April after a...
New York, California Impose Toughest Restrictions Yet in US Coronavirus Fight
California ordered nearly 40 million people to stay home and New York state on Friday told all non-essential workers to do the same while pleading...
California Governor Issues Sweeping Statewide ‘Stay-at-Home’ Order Over Coronavirus
California's governor on Thursday issued an unprecedented statewide "stay-at-home" order directing the state's 40 million residents to hunker down in their homes for the foreseeable...
Trump and US States Ramp Up Drive to Slow Spread of Coronavirus
The White House, under pressure to escalate national action to combat the coronavirus, urged Americans on Monday to avoid gatherings of more than 10 people...
Poll: Obama’s Approval Rating Plummets
Politico - President Barack Obama's approval rating took a hit amid three controversies surrounding his administration, including an investigation into the Internal Revenue...
