USA Today (June 8)
“The struggles of many long-term unemployed Americans… may be starting to ease. Last month, the number of people unemployed six months or longer fell by 431,000—the second-largest decline on record—to 3.8 million…. Even with that drop, though, the number remains historically high and has tripled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.”
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Orlando Sentinel (June 21)
“Florida reported 3,494 new coronavirus cases Sunday, continuing the streak of an increase in statewide infections as the caseload total tops 97,000.” New cases were down from Saturday’s “record high” of 4,049 new daily infections.
Tags: Cases, Coronavirus, Florida, High, Increase, Infections, Record, Streak
Financial Times (August 25)
“The US stock market this week reached twin landmarks: an all-time high, and the longest bull run in history. Yet it is shrinking…. The tally of listed domestic companies in the US has almost halved from 8,090 in 1996 to 4,336 last year.”
