• The number of laid-off Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to a still-elevated 881,000 last week, evidence that the viral pandemic keeps forcing many businesses to slash jobs. The latest figures, released this morning by the Labor Department, suggest that nearly six months after the eruption of the coronavirus, the economy is still struggling
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