Economic Indicators

More widespread usage of face masks, which is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control, could be pivotal in aiding the economy's nascent recovery.

You should file tax forms with the IRS by July 15, no matter how stressed or financially stretched you are this year. Here's why.

Forecasters warn the recent rise in stocks might be too big and too fast

The sweetened $600 a week in unemployment benefits expires at the end of July. Out-of-work Americans in these states will be getting the smallest checks once it does.

Goods imports dropped in May to their lowest level since July 2010 as the coronavirus crisis suppressed demand and upended global trade.

Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza defended the multimillion-dollar PPP loans to the wealthy and well-connected companies. 

The latest jobless claims figures from the Labor Department show how many Americans filed for unemployment benefits the week ending July 4.

The U.S. budget deficit soared to a record $2.7 trillion for the first nine months of the fiscal year, as federal revenues dried up and spending surged.

Biden is expected to lay out a plan that calls for aggressively ramping up "Buy American" provisions covering U.S. government spending that would account for a larger part of the U.S. economy.

Business activity and consumer spending may decline as coronavirus cases rise in some states.

The producer price index (PPI) in June fell 3.0% from a year earlier

Nearly half of Americans have seen their income decline during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study

Experts are warning an uptick in confirmed coronavirus cases could erase economic gains.

Roughly one-third of households -- 32 percent -- have not made their complete housing payment in July, a survey published Wednesday found.

The extra $600 in unemployment benefits ceases at the end of July.

If the government sends cash payments to Americans until the crisis recedes, it will help to boost consumer spending, the economists argued

What the next stimulus bill will look like remains unclear, but certain measures that are on the table include another stimulus check for individuals earning less than $40,000, payroll tax relief and limited liability protection for businesses.

The Paycheck Protection Program helped small businesses avert mass layoffs and kept small businesses afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. It may also be a revenue windfall for banks.

There is a surge in demand for backyard tiny homes and cottages because the novel coronavirus pandemic has created a need for multigenerational homes and spaces to work from home.

Some states have experienced a surge of layoffs while the losses have been more tempered in others.