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Stabilizing Employment Through State Unemployment Workshare Programs

​​​​​​​Is the U.S. economy trending toward recession? Rumors of a recession are circulating. Many companies are considering, or have already implemented, plans to reduce overall headcount....more

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Millions to Lose Pandemic Payment in September – What Does This Mean for The Job Market & Workers?

By September 4-6, 2021 around 7.5 million Americans will lose all unemployment benefits that they have been relying on during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is assumed by some that the additional unemployment benefits are...more

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Is It Payback Time? Audits of Government-Funded COVID-19 Relief in South Africa

In June 2020, governments around the world were centrally concerned with two issues: (1) what precautions to take to stem the ever-rising tide of COVID-19 cases and (2) how to keep national economies from falling apart due to...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, February 2021 # 4

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In Washington: The White House is reportedly considering mailing masks directly to Americans. The plans have been discussed but no formal proposal has been delivered to Biden, a White House official told NBC News. Discussions...more

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Financial Daily Dose 11.20.2020 | Top Story: BuzzFeed Acquires HuffPost from Verizon Media

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BuzzFeed has struck a deal with Verizon Media to acquire HuffPost, a mash-up that “would join a pair of digital-media giants that have found themselves searching for readers and revenue as they have fallen prey to some of the...more

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Forget Congress: The IRS Needs To Reverse Course On The Deduction Of Business Expenses Paid With PPP Loan Proceeds

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Round Two- “Painful social lockdowns in Europe and some American states helped blunt the coronavirus. Now, amid a fitful reopening, the pandemic is once again surging.” So begins an article on the front page of last...more

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Financial Daily Dose 10.9.2020 | Top Story: New Jobless Claims Top 800,000 Again As U.S. Recovery Stalls

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Yesterday’s jobless numbers were down a bit from a week earlier but still topped 800,000 for the 4th week in a row. “Claims remain above the pre-pandemic peak of 695,000 and are higher than in any previous recession for...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – September 2020 # 14

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In Washington - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that he and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) have agreed to revive negotiations over a stalled follow-up coronavirus relief bill. Speaker Pelosi has...more

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Financial Daily Dose 9.25.2020 | Top Story: US Jobless Claims Rise As Recovery Stagnates

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New U.S. unemployment claims rose last week according to data released on Thursday, the latest sign that America’s recovery from the pandemic-induced recession is slowing—a “particularly worrisome” trend as cold-state...more

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CARES, HEROES and HEALS, Oh My! Phase 5 Federal Funding Developments

As the country continues to suffer from the health and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, congressional Democrats and Republicans and the White House are still worlds apart on the next phase of much-needed relief...more

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Financial Daily Dose 7.30.2020 | Top Story: Fed Recommits to Covid Relief Efforts as US GDP Craters

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As expected, the Fed left rates unchanged at near zero as the Open Market Committee broke on Wednesday but managed to buoy stocks by pledging to “keep supporting the United States economy as the pandemic continues to depress...more

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COVID-19 Policy Update #22

With Introduction of HEALS Act, Bipartisan Negotiations on Phase 4 Begin in Earnest: An Analysis of the House and Senate Positions - Senate Republicans on Monday unveiled their next COVID-19 response legislation in the...more

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Nota Bene Episode 80: South Korea’s Bellwether on the Pandemic Market Recovery with Paul Kim

The world as we knew it just a few months ago in January, when we last spoke with our Asian-markets expert Paul Kim, has completely changed. No one could have predicted the unprecedented nature of the economic, cultural, and...more

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Financial Daily Dose 5.5.2020 | Top Story: WeWork’s Neumann sues SoftBank over scuttled $3B share purchase

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WeWork co-founder wants to get PAAAAAID, so he’s suing SoftBank in an attempt to force it to “go through with its canceled deal to buy $3 billion of the company’s shares, accusing the Japanese conglomerate and its Vision Fund...more

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Financial Daily Dose 4.13.2020 | Top Story: Oil-producing countries reach broad agreement to cut

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The pandemic is bringing rivals Apple and Google together in an effort to develop a system for “tracking through Bluetooth technology the contacts of those who have tested positive for COVID-19, a method the tech giants...more

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France Enacts the Labor Law Reform Act

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This comprehensive reform aims to introduce more flexibility and security into the employment market. On June 14, France's law for labor market reform (referred to as the "Law for the security of employment" or "Loi de...more

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