Economic Indicators

The central bank also changed the minimum employee provision for nonprofits to 10 from 50, allowing smaller groups to participate.

Housing starts increased 17.3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.186 million units last month; the percentage increase was the largest since October 2016.

Experts broadly agree that reopening schools in the fall could be key to reversing the severe economic damage inflicted by the pandemic.

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Some Trump administration officials are concerned that if the aid package is worth more than $1 trillion, the White House risks losing pivotal support from fiscally conservative Senate Republicans who are starting to balk at the unprecedented debt and spending levels.

Investors will be watching for the latest consumer confidence reading from the University of Michigan

Larry Kudlow, a long-time advocate of lowering taxes as a way to promote growth, is pushing for a payroll tax cut as a key part of the plan to spur economic growth amid the four-month-long pandemic recession.

The $2.2 trillion CARES Act passed by Congress in March provided a slew of relief options to American workers and businesses, including tax benefits for donating to charity.

Another 1.3 million workers filed for unemployment benefits last week. These states saw the highest number of applications.

Barr also accused hackers linked to the Chinese government of targeting American universities and businesses.

The ECB hit pause Thursday after deploying massive stimulus measures in recent weeks, calling on government leaders to do their part by agreeing on an EU-wide fund to support regions hardest hit

The number of job openings in the U.S. is starting to shrink again as a resurgence of the coronavirus — and business shutdowns — threatens to derail the nation's gradual economic recovery.

U.S. retail sales climbed a solid 7.5% in June, a sign that the economy was healing right before infections from the coronavirus spiked again and dragged down hopes for a steady recovery.

Jobless claims, retail sales and several earnings reports will dictate how the market trades

The expansion was a dramatic improvement over the previous quarter’s 6.8 percent contraction

Even as millions of Americans have lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, the vast majority of tenants have continued paying rent.

U.S. businesses saw an uptick in activity into the beginning of July as states eased restrictions to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic, but were uncertain about the outlook.

In less than two weeks, the extra $600 a week in unemployment benefits will expire and the typical check, which varies by state, will return to below $400 per week. 

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With coronavirus-fueled digital ordering growth, Chipotle plans to increase its hiring efforts and expand its drive-thru concept called Chipotlane.