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Terry Savage: What to know for Medicare open enrollment

By Terry Savage

September 25, 2026 at 5:15 p.m.

Here’s a look at the headline changes seniors will be forced to confront. And in...

Terry Savage: Why the national debt should concern us

By Terry Savage

September 21, 2026 at 11:15 a.m.

The U.S. national debt now exceeds $40 trillion — a MEGO number, which stands for...

Terry Savage: Login process changing at TreasuryDirect

By Terry Savage

September 21, 2026 at 9:55 a.m.

These government IOUs are the safest repository for “chicken money” — money you cannot afford...

In the week ending March 28, 878,727 initial unemployment claims were filed in California. 925,450 people filed initial claims the week ending April 4.

Unemployment in the age of coronavirus: Applications filed state-by-state

By Active Times

April 14, 2020 at 8:38 a.m.

Displaced workers continue to file initial unemployment claims as the COVID-19 outbreak and mandatory stay-at-home...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters after exiting a meeting with a select group of Senate Republicans, Senate Democrats, and Trump administration officials in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Here’s what the relief packages give self-employed workers

By The New York Times

April 11, 2020 at 8:16 a.m.

The self-employed often fall into the biggest gaps in the social safety net. But relief...

Workers at a building where 46 people were confirmed to have the COVID-19 coronavirus, wait in line for coronavirus testing at a temporary facility in Seoul on March 10, 2020.

Could the pandemic wind up fixing what’s broken about work in America?

By The New York Times

April 11, 2020 at 8:15 a.m.

Crises like pandemics, economic collapses and world wars have, at times throughout history, ended up...

This April 5, 2020, photo provided by Lauren Boisvert shows Boisvert Manchester, N.H. Boisvert, who had been working at a paint bar and as a substitute teacher for two schools while also finishing her senior year at the Institute of Art and Design at New England College, applied for unemployment benefits after going from three jobs to zero. The state has seen more unemployment claims in the past three weeks due to the virus pandemic.

U.S. gig workers and self-employed face delays in jobless aid

By Associated Press

April 10, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.

WASHINGTON (AP) — After Rich Cruse saw about $3,000 in income for his photography business...

Scammed by that toilet paper or coronavirus face mask you bought online? Join the club

By Judy L. Thomas

April 10, 2020 at 2:59 p.m.

The ads are enticing, no doubt about it. Forty-count mega rolls of Charmin Ultra Soft....

CVS is in the middle of a large hiring drive. The company plans to hire over 50,000 new employees in full-time, part-time and temporary roles across the United States.

Companies hiring during the coronavirus pandemic

By Active Times

April 10, 2020 at 4:44 p.m.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many people's lives have been put on hold. Certain industries...

Outside the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland, signs spell out a supportive message to health care professionals working hard at the hospital.

Laid-off workers help one another navigate the unemployment fortress

By The New York Times

April 10, 2020 at 10:26 a.m.

Ever since she was furloughed from her job at a go-kart track in Las Vegas,...

Although getting a job may be more tricky during this time, it could be a good idea to consider whether you want to change careers when you start reapplying. If it was in the back of your mind before getting laid off, consider it now.

How to handle unexpected unemployment

By Active Times

April 10, 2020 at 11:18 a.m.

Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, 59% of Americans were living paycheck-to-paycheck, according to a 2019...

Trying to land a job, graduates? Here’s advice from Great Recession veterans

By Ileana Najarro

April 10, 2020 at 12:39 p.m.

For the millions of people in the job market during this COVID-19 pandemic, the task...

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office shows a phony coronavirus cure that a British man tried to smuggle into the United States. Con artists are finding lots of marks amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Watchdog groups and authorities report a surge of complaints about scams targeting people who fear catching the virus or need money due to lost income.

Coronavirus scams: guard against fraud cures and other cons

By Associated Press

April 9, 2020 at 4:03 p.m.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Con artists are finding lots of marks amid the COVID-19 pandemic....