Coronavirus restrictions ease across America
At least 14 U.S. states are easing lockdown restrictions on Monday, including Florida, which will allow gyms and fitness centers to reopen at 50 percent capacity.
Japan's economy falls into recession
The Cabinet Office reported Monday a 3.4 percent drop in the annual pace of seasonally adjusted real GDP
Fed chairman comments send stock futures higher to start the week
Powell says the U.S. will recover, but it will take time
Fed's Powell warns coronavirus recovery could stretch through end of 2021
Powell appeared to push back against the possibility of a so-called "V-shaped" rebound, noting it was "unlikely" the U.S. will bounce back to pre-crisis levels by the end of the year.
Fed's Powell: GDP could sink by 30% in second quarter, may turn positive in third quarter
In a "60 Minutes" interview with Scott Pelley on Sunday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell predicted the economy would "decline substantially" in the second quarter, as much as four times compared to the previous year.
Coronavirus V-shaped recovery 'uncertain': El-Erian
Allianz chief economic adviser Mohamed El-Erian told "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace that the chances the U.S. has a V-shaped recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is "uncertain."
Who is Chicago Fed President Charles Evans?
Before working for the Chicago Fed, Evans taught at the collegiate level.
Grocery bills may spike after coronavirus disruptions, Wegmans warns
Grocery stores across the U.S. have been faced with a slate of issues stemming from the outbreak.
Kudlow floats cutting corporate tax rate in half for companies returning production to US
The corporate tax rate is 21 percent - but could go as low as 10.5 percent for companies that return production to the U.S.
US consumer sentiment inches higher unexpectedly following coronavirus stimulus checks
Despite the modest gains, personal financial prospects for the year ahead continued to decline, falling to the lowest level in nearly six years.
Industrial production plunges unprecedented 11.2% in April
The Federal Reserve said Friday that its industrial production index plunged a record 11.2% in April.
New York manufacturing activity improves in May, but still in contraction
Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had expected the indicator to be at a lower level of minus 60.0.
Will you get a second coronavirus stimulus check? Everything we know so far
A House bill released earlier this week faces a steep, uphill battle: Senate Republicans have decried the bill as a "liberal wish list"
Retail sales plunge a record 16.4% in April as coronavirus freezes economy
In the two months since the virus paralyzed the economy, more than 33 million Americans have filed for first-time unemployment benefits.
Germany in recession as economy shrinks 2.2% in 1st quarter
Europe's biggest economy went into recession following a small dip at the end of last year
Stock futures turn lower ahead of economic data
Investors will examine data on retail sales and industrial production
Coronavirus likely hammered US retail sales again in April
Retail sales are estimated to have collapsed 12.0% last month
Who is Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan?
The 63-year-old serves as the president and CEO of the Dallas Fed
Coronavirus pandemic hit poorest Americans the hardest, Fed says
From the beginning of March through early April, 19 percent of adults reported losing a job, being furloughed or having their hours reduced.
Over 2.98M Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, pushing two-month coronavirus job losses to 36M
The number comes on the heels of the April jobs report, which revealed that in the span of one month, more than 20 million people found themselves out of work.



















