Christopher Rugaber, Author at Greenfield Recorder

Motorists take part in a caravan protest in front of Senator John Kennedy's office at the Hale Boggs Federal Building asking for the extension of the 600 in unemployment benefits to people out of work because of the coronavirus in New Orleans, La. Wednesday, July 22, 2020. (Max Becherer/The Advocate via AP)

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Jobless claims rise as cutoff of extra $600 benefit nears

by Christopher Rugaber Associated PressJuly 23, 2020

WASHINGTON — The nation got another dose of bad economic news Thursday as the number of laid-off workers seeking jobless benefits rose last week for the first time since late March, intensifying concerns the resurgent coronavirus is stalling or even…

A Thai family of four, wearing face masks travel in a motorbike in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, April 16, 2020. A month-long state of emergency remain enforced in Thailand to allow its government to impose stricter measures to control the coronavirus that has infected hundreds of people in the Southeast Asian country. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

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Job losses mount, economic fallout grows

by Christopher Rugaber Associated Press, and Lori Hinnant Associated PressApril 16, 2020

A Tulip field shines in different colors on a sunny day in Grevenbroich, Germany, Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Pretty soon the colorful view is over, when farmers chop of the heads of the tulips before they finish blooming. Growers are not interested in the flowers, they want the tulips to put their energy in multiplying their bulbs. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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US relief checks begin arriving

by Christopher Rugaber Associated Press, Paul Wiseman Associated Press, and Jan M. Olsen Associated PressApril 15, 2020

People gather to watch the sun set behind the Throgs Neck Bridge at LIttle Bay Park Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in the Queens borough of New York. While New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said New York could be reaching a "plateau" in hospitalizations, he warned that gains are dependent on people continuing to practice social distancing. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Pandemic throws 16.8 million Americans out of work; NY reports 799 deaths in last day

by Michelle R. Smith Associated Press, Christopher Rugaber Associated Press, and Marina Villeneuve Associated PressApril 9, 2020

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 3, 2020 file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pauses during a news conference to discuss an announcement from the Federal Open Market Committee, in Washington. In a series of sweeping steps, the U.S. Federal Reserve will lend to small and large businesses and local governments as well as extend its bond buying programs. The announcement Monday, March 23 is part of the Fed's ongoing efforts to support the flow of credit through an economy ravaged by the viral outbreak. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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Fed makes strongest bid yet to protect firms and governments

by Christopher Rugaber Associated PressMarch 23, 2020

A woman wearing a mask walks through a terminal at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Monday, in Arlington, Va.

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Holed up at home: Virus shutdown threatens jobs

by Christopher Rugaber Associated Press, and Tim Sullivan Associated PressMarch 16, 2020

Workers wearing protective gears spray disinfectant as a precaution against the new coronavirus at a subway station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. Japan's schools prepared to close for almost a month and entertainers, topped by K-pop superstars BTS, canceled events as a virus epidemic extended its spread through Asia into Europe and on Friday, into sub-Saharan Africa. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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Outbreak starts to look more like worldwide economic crisis

by Adam Geller Associated Press, Paul Wiseman Associated Press, and Christopher Rugaber Associated PressFebruary 28, 2020

Gory Rodriguez, of Starbucks, right, interviews a job applicant during a job fair at Dolphin Mall in Miami. The January U.S. jobs report on Friday may provide timely evidence of the U.S. economy’s enduring health.

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Healthy US job market: How big a political edge for Trump?

by Christopher Rugaber Associated PressFebruary 7, 2020

Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell shake hands with Chairman of the Congress Joint Economic Committee Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, during the hearing on the economic outlook, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Fed’s Powell sees steady growth, signals pause in rate cuts

by Christopher Rugaber Associated PressNovember 13, 2019

United States currency in Zelienople, Pa. The proportion of Americans without health insurance edged up in 2018, the first increase in nearly a decade after coverage had significantly increased under President Barack Obama’s health care law. The Census Bureau also said in an annual report Tuesday, that household income rose last year at its slowest pace in four years and finally matched its previous peak set in 1999.

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Share of uninsured Americans up for 1st time in decade

by Christopher Rugaber Associated Press, and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Associated PressSeptember 10, 2019