The economy is hurting. That’s a bad thing. This is something we think everyone can agree on no matter our political leanings. But figuring out how to help the problem is a whole other matter, and it’s currently rife with heated politics and pressure and desperation.Here’s how we, the ...
A funny thing happened on the way to Utah Gov. Gary Herbert’s sweeping announcement earlier this week canceling the remainder of the 2019-20 school year, and all its related activities, while waving the white flag of extreme caution in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.Nowhere to be heard, at ...
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s paycheck protection program, or PPP, is relatively large. $350 billion large to be more specific.Given what COVID-19 infections have wrought on the U.S. economy, representatives in Congress, economists and panicked business owners seem to have placed ...
The preparations underway to help stem the spread of the coronavirus have created an uncertain time. As the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths rise, a tenuous status quo is in effect with families encouraged or ordered to remain at home, with classes being taught online and people mostly ...
We in the Daily Herald newsroom find ourselves stuck in a novel rut to which readers can also probably relate: We’re terribly sick of articles revolving around the coronavirus, but at the same time, the pandemic is infiltrating every corner of our lives so much that there doesn’t seem to be ...
As COVID-19 continues to occupy public attention, it may have been easy to miss what is happening in global equity markets.Stocks in the U.S. reported their worst week since 2008, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average reported a 900-point down day on Friday. Backing up for a bit of perspective, ...
