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Democratic super PAC meddles in contentious GOP primary

27 May 2020 - Ian Karbal

A Democratic super PAC is funding attack ads in an already derisive GOP primary race in New Mexico’s [...]

Outside groups help Biden close the digital ad gap with Trump on Facebook

27 May 2020 - Karl Evers-Hillstrom

High-powered super PACs are helping Joe Biden make up ground on Facebook against President Donald Tr [...]

Conservative ‘dark money’ network rebranded to push voting restrictions before 2020 election

27 May 2020 - Anna Massoglia and Sam Levine

A conservative group fighting to restrict voting before the 2020 election is part of a 'dark mo [...]

Presidential candidates court wealthy donors while Trump dominates small-dollar fundraising

22 May 2020 - Karl Evers-Hillstrom

President Donald Trump has a distinct advantage in the money race over presumptive Democratic nomine [...]

‘Dark money’ networks hide political agendas behind fake news sites

22 May 2020 - Anna Massoglia

Political operations are pouring millions of “dark money” dollars into ads and digital content masqu [...]

More than 3 million Americans filed for jobless aid last week

28 May 2020

Some 42 million workers have lost their jobs since March — twice the number lost during the entire G [...]

American Airlines cutting 30% of management jobs

28 May 2020

Carrier says it must become a "smaller airline for the foreseeable future" as it grapples [...]

COVID pandemic forces millions of working women into "impossible" roles

28 May 2020

In an interview with "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan, Dr. Nicole Mason, Presi [...]

Race for coronavirus vaccines stokes a biotech stock bubble

28 May 2020

Biotech stocks like Moderna and Novavax are up as much as 1,200% this year as Wall Street bets on co [...]

Walt Disney World theme parks propose mid-July reopening

28 May 2020

If the plans are approved, Disney's Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom will start reopening on Ju [...]

2.1 Million Unemployment Claims Push Total Past 40 Million

28 May 2020 - Patricia Cohen

Unemployment claims exceed 40 million since the start of the pandemic, with 2.1 million added last w [...]

Should We Fear Post-Pandemic Inflation?

28 May 2020 - Neil Irwin

It’s not the biggest thing to be worrying about right now, and in fact it could wind up being a sign [...]

Oliver Williamson, 87, Dies; Nobel Laureate Studied Organizations

28 May 2020 - Glenn Rifkin

He shared the 2009 award in economic science for his theories on how business decisions are made, wo [...]

‘Just Sitting in Limbo.’ For Many Professionals, Careers Are on Hold.

27 May 2020 - David Gelles

Even for well-connected high earners, hiring has dried up, advancement has ceased, job searches have [...]

Uber and Lyft Drivers Sue for New York Unemployment Benefits

26 May 2020 - Noam Scheiber

In the latest challenge over their labor status, gig workers say the state is illegally failing to p [...]