Economic Indicators

Estimates vary drastically for how high the number of people who applied in mid-march for unemployment benefits is, but most economists agree it will be grim.

U.S. workers are losing their jobs in record numbers due to the coronavirus pandemic.

New orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods unexpectedly rose in February, but are set to decline as strict measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic sap demand and push the economy into recession.

President Trump admitted that the lockdowns and stay-at-home orders could last past Easter and the economic stimulus could inject up to $10 billion in the economy, sources said.

President Trump said he’s confident that a proposed $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package will help the U.S. economy quickly recover from the pandemic’s side effects that have shuttered businesses, plunged stock prices and cost an untold number of Americans their livelihoods.

The U.S. is in its second week of trying to contain the spread of COVID-19.

Texas' lieutenant governor said Monday night that the U.S. should get back to work in the face of the global pandemic.

The ride-sharing company is seeing gross bookings drop by about 60 to 70 percent in cities hit hardest by the virus.

At the center of the dispute is Senate Republicans' calls for a $500 billion fund that the Federal Reserve could leverage for loans to help companies and use to provide industry-specific loans. 

Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia acknowledged Monday that the coronavirus pandemic will cause a significant spike in unemployment.

The Fed established two new facilities to provide liquidity for outstanding corporate bonds.

Jesse Colombo coined the term "bubblecovery" to describe the U.S. economy's post-2008 recovery.

Jobless claims in the U.S. are already climbing, but are expected to skyrocket in coming weeks as American life comes to a grinding halt.

As the airlines look for government aid to deal with plummeting sales from the coronavirus pandemic, their massive share buybacks are coming under increased scrutiny.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told FOX Business' Maria Bartiromo the White House is working on sending $1,000 checks to most adults and $500 checks to children.

The number of Americans filing applications for jobless benefits jumped to 281,000.

The ECB said it could buy up to $820 billion in government and private sector bonds

It's unclear how sharp a downturn would be in the U.S.

Credit Suisse raised its price target for the shares to $127 from $115.

According to an NPR/Marist poll, 18 percent of households already reported someone being laid off or having hours reduced because of the virus outbreak