US Business

U.S. workers filed fewer unemployment applications for the eighth straight week, but the level of claims remained 10 times higher than before the coronavirus pandemic.

Fed officials head into their next policy meeting deliberating how to assist an economy in a deeper hole than it faced after the 2008 financial crisis at a time when their tools might have less zip.

The U.S. will need a strong regime to test, trace and quarantine cases of the new coronavirus to ensure a stronger rebound in employment and economic activity as states lift restrictions on commerce this summer, the Dallas Fed leader said.

Twitter placed a notice on a tweet from President Trump, shielding it from view for breaking what the company said are its rules about glorifying violence.