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How Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan could affect GDP

Apr 8, 2021

How Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan could affect GDP

Construction continues near unfinished Purple Line rail tracks at the Paul Sarbanes Transit Center on April 8, 2021, in Silver Spring, Maryland. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Economists are looking at how the American Jobs Plan could affect U.S. economic growth. Also, 2 in 5 Americans delayed a financial milestone due to the pandemic.

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COVID-19

Pandemic postponed major financial decisions for 2 in 5 Americans, survey finds

by Mitchell Hartman

Apr 8, 2021

With more than 18 million still on unemployment, caution remains the watchword.

Many Americans remain cautious and have delayed personal milestones like getting married.

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Uber and Lyft dole out cash to get drivers back on the road

by Andy Uhler

Apr 8, 2021

Ride-hail companies are trying to bounce back from their current driver shortage. Many drivers think it's safer to deliver food than drive people.

Many gig workers, Uber and Lyft drivers included, still fear for their health as they drive passengers around.

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Infrastructure plan has positives and negatives for GDP

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Apr 8, 2021

Infrastructure adds to gross domestic product, but interest rates can take away from it.

Lower-income workers have been able to raise their wages faster than middle and higher-income workers, says a new NBER working paper.

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Education may help close the racial wealth gap, but it isn't a panacea

by Kimberly Adams and Sean McHenry

Apr 8, 2021

Darrick Hamilton, a co-author of a recent study from the New School, describes other ways to address the disparity that hurts Black Americans.

New graduates at Agnes Scott College in Georgia. African Americans need access to capital, Darrick Hamilton says.

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Streaming platforms are in a smackdown for the fans

by Jasmine Garsd

Apr 8, 2021

Streaming networks want pro wrestling's fervent, loyal audience, even if it's not as big as it was in the 1990s, the sport's heyday.

Above, A.J. Styles fights Humberto Carrillo during the WWE Crown Jewel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2019.

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Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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