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Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus
Feds will not raise its key interest rate until 2022 and project slow recovery
The Federal Reserve left its interest rates unchanged at zero at its June policymaking meeting and maintained a cautious projection […]
Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus
China’s two session political gathering sets priority for COVID-19 recovery
Ten years after, facing another global recession, the central authorities saw the pandemic as “great timing” to develop “the new infrastructure,” which encompasses 5G, ultra-high-voltage power facilities, inter-city transport, new energy vehicle charging stations, big data centers, artificial intelligence and industrial internet.
Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus
24-hour vending machines distribute masks to help Singapore contain the spread of COVID-19
The new reusable masks “are made of at least three layers of material, with a filtration efficiency of at least 95%, even after 30 washes,” according to the government’s website.
Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus
The rise of the online workout
Gyms have gone online and those already on line are soaring during the pandemic.
Special Report: New Hampshire Primary 2020
Candidates say NH needs to double minimum wage, but economists have mixed thoughts
Vanessa used to love burritos, but not when she started working at Chipotle. The high school teenager who resides in […]
Special Report: New Hampshire Primary 2020
Gay bar owners hoping for security and respect in new America
Ever since the former mayor of the South Bend, Indiana Pete Buttigieg announced his candidacy for president a little more […]
Special Report: New Hampshire Primary 2020
As the parties grow apart, their economic outlook does, too
An October survey by the University of New Hampshire found that 86% of Republicans in New Hampshire expected good times for local businesses over the next year, but only 36% of Democrats did.
Special Report: New Hampshire Primary 2020
Physicians’ donations shift to Democrats, biotech money supports GOP in the primaries
A Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) survey shows 85% of Americans are in favor of the government doing more to help provide health insurance.
Special Report: New Hampshire Primary 2020
Thriving while Sober in A Drug Crippled Industry
New Hampshire is in the midst of an addiction crisis that is now a front-and-center issue in the Democratic primary here.
Special Report: New Hampshire Primary 2020
Democratic Primary Boosts Business for Manchester and Nashua Establishments
Every four years, when the primary campaigns come to New Hampshire, that economic activity spikes even more.