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In a year of hardship, a lifeline for minority-owned businesses emerges
In the chaos of the pandemic relief program, when many minority-owned businesses were shut out by major banks, CDFIs provided crucial support.
Trump might be forced to give up his biggest cash flow, as rest of his businesses flounder
Vornado’s Steven Roth is mulling withholding cash flow from two buildings Vornado co-owns with Trump, which could make Trump sell his stake at a discount.
How employers can help close the racial wealth gap through workers' student loans
“For people like myself and other people of color, this helps to close that gap tremendously,” one human resource specialist said.
Latest weekly jobless claims total 793,000 vs. 760,000 expected
“Extended periods of unemployment can inflict persistent damage on lives and livelihoods while also eroding the productive capacity of the economy,” Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned on Wednesday.
Got an unfamiliar tax form in the mail? You could be the target of an unemployment scam.
“It’s unconscionable what some of these fraud rings have done. It’s the worst of human beings,” said one employment office director.
Puerto Rico board reaches tentative deal to partly reduce public debt
While details of the agreement have not been made public yet, Gov. Pedro Pierluisi said he believes that the economic terms are feasible.
Real unemployment rate closer to 10 percent, says Fed Chair Jerome Powell
“We are still very far from a strong labor market whose benefits are broadly shared,” Powell said.
Biden's meeting with CEOs focused on equalizing economic recovery, skills training, wage gap
At least one executive expressed happiness at having a “moral, balanced person” in the White House.
U.S. lawmakers introduce legislation to help Black farmers
Black farmers have long viewed the USDA suspiciously, and President Joe Biden’s administration has pledged to address past injustices.