The effects of the coronavirus are still battering the economy, despite small signs of a turnaround.
Just look at the most recent numbers: Another 1.5 million US workers filed for first-time jobless benefits last week, the Department of Labor said Thursday, for a total of more than 45 million Americans who have done so first-time benefits since mid-March.
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