Nov 19, 2020
Many full-time workers still have incomes low enough to qualify for Medicaid, SNAP
A sign in a New York City market window advertises the acceptance of food stamps.
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Plus, jobless claims rise, while those who still have jobs are getting into real estate. Also, an update on the hotel industry. And, a closer look at the teen voting bloc ahead of Georgia's Senate runoff elections.
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Walmart, McDonald's among largest employers of workers on SNAP, Medicaid, GAO report shows
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The strong housing market can have a positive effect on other parts of the economy
Housing starts — essentially how many new homes are being constructed — are up 14% year over year. Guy LeBas, chief fixed income strategist for Janney Montgomery Scott, says this kind of growth can have a “multiplier effect across other areas of the economy.” “Each dollar spent on what we call residential investment, which is sort of building a new house or renovating, generates as much as $3 to $5 of other activity elsewhere in the economy,” LeBas said. “So that’s, that’s one really positive sign that I think we need to spend some time looking at and feeling good about.”
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