PeopleImages/iStockBy TONYA SIMPSON, PIERRE THOMAS and LUKE BARR, ABC News (NEW YORK) — With some 26 million Americans now thrown out of work amid the pandemic, people are desperate to pay the bills and scammers know that.
SammiStock/iStockBy BENJAMIN SIEGEL, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The Treasury Department issued new guidance on Thursday encouraging publicly-traded companies to return their coronavirus stimulus loans by May 7 as Shake Shack and other public companies have faced backlash
Nastasic/iStockBy MATTHEW VANN, ABC News (ATLANTA) — The stream of customers pouring into First Impressions Barbershop in Atlanta each day convinced owner Tony Stephens the time was right to open another barbershop earlier this year. Then COVID-19
MarioGuti/iStockBy TRISH TURNER, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — As Congress rushes to pump another $310 billion into the popular Paycheck Protection Program, designed to help small businesses retain their workers for two months, experts say to expect a
glegorly/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE (WASHINGTON) — More than four million Americans filed for unemployment insurance last week, according to the Department of Labor. This adds to the some 22 million people who have already lost their jobs and
Pineapple Studio/iStockBy VICTOR ORDONEZ and LAYNE WINN, ABC News (NEW YORK) — While 22 million people have filed for unemployment since March 15, that does not mean everyone is receiving the benefits. Many people aren’t just running
Courtesy Manuel “Trey” Penton IIIBy ERIN SCHUMAKER (NEW YORK) — After two weeks treating COVID-19 patients in front-line Brooklyn hospitals, Dr. Manuel Penton III, age 32, finally has a much-needed day off. The previous 14 days were
oonal/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The coronavirus pandemic has quickly evolved from a health care crisis to a financial one, shuttering businesses, upending industries and sending financial markets reeling.Here’s how the day is unfolding.