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Coronavirus Has Shut Down 25 Pct Of US Economy

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economy since it shuttered about three weeks ago. The analysis looked at counties of all sizes and locations to get an idea of how the government shutdown is affecting the nation’s output. During the Great Recession, quarterly output dropped about 4 percent between the end 2007 and the middle of 2009. percent.

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JPMorgan: GDP Could Drop 40 Percent, Unemployment Could Reach 20 Percent

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In that case, the economy could rebound by around 23 percent in the third quarter and another 13 percent in the fourth, with a 10 percent decline in the first quarter. ” In general, economists have not been able to fully calculate the eventual effects of the pandemic and the shutdown.

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SE Asia’s East Ventures Looks To Back Startups With $88M Fund

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With the new venture, the money will go toward hopefully offsetting some of the financial damage incurred by firms after the shutdowns imposed by most governments, intent on slowing the spread of the highly infectious virus. This will be East Ventures’ eighth fund since forming in 2009. As in the U.S. Crisis brings clarity.”.

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Minneapolis Fed Chief Calls For ‘Generous’ SMB Funding

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In a virtual talk , “COVID-19 and the Economy,” Neel said policymakers must look to the past and “be less selective this time when deciding whom to help,” according to a report in CNBC. Treasury Department’s Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) during the Great Recession of 2007-2009. Kashkari was the director of the U.S.

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Personal Income, Consumer Spending Signal Weak Q1 Growth

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Amid the biggest drop in consumer spending since 2009, personal incomes in the U.S. The moves began the early part of the first quarter by placing the economy on a path of weak growth, Reuters reported. percent in December in the largest fall since December of 2009. economy slowed to an annual rate of 2.6

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Retail Bankruptcies, Closures Faster This Year Than Last

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percent from the month prior — the weakest sales performance since December 2009. Another positive is that overall retail sales were solid through the first half of 2019 and continue to show positive signs due to a strong economy, record low unemployment and a rise in wages.

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Retail’s Staffing Stumbling Block

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economy in March, beating analyst expectations and demonstrating a big bounce back from an unusually weak February. economy right now,” Luke Tilley, chief economist at Wilmington Trust, told The New York Times. Last week’s jobs report indicated 196,000 positions were added to the U.S. Many of those losses are due to store closures.

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