Roughly 33.5 million people nationwide have now filed for jobless aid in the seven weeks since the coronavirus began forcing millions of companies to close their doors and slash their workforces.
While the task force has already been meeting less frequently, its medical experts, particularly Drs. Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx, have emerged as among the most trusted voices on the virus response.
Even the breathtaking figures due out Thursday and Friday won’t fully capture the magnitude of the damage the coronavirus has inflicted on the job market.
Carmel-based CNO Financial Group Inc. suffered a first-quarter loss of $21.2 million, due mostly to a dismal investment market brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stacked Pickle lists 10 locations on its website—nine in Indiana and one in Dayton.
Mario Rodriguez, executive director of the Indianapolis Airport Authority, said activity has dropped to as low as 5% of typical operations, with the the facility serving only 14 of its 53 destinations.
The northwest side company said it has secured an FDA-approved serology test developed by Abbott Laboratories, making it the latest player to offer the service.
Not one of the 14 schools in the Big Ten Conference can say for sure if it will have students back on campus this fall—a crucial step for sports.
The Indianapolis-based hospital system is feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also lost $201.2 million on investments during the quarter as the economy and financial markets tanked.
The Republican-led Michigan Legislature sued Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday, asking a judge to declare invalid and unenforceable her stay-at-home order and other measures issued to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
The Indiana State Department of Health said Wednesday that the cumulative death toll in the state rose to 1,264, up from 1,213 the previous day—an increase of 51.
A plan issued last week by the state would allow Marion County to “reopen” on May 11, but Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett said maintaining his stay-at-home order through May 15 will be safer.
Indiana residents should be wary about claims some companies are making about their ability to combat the spread of the coronavirus with disinfectants or cleaning services, state officials said.
The intraparty rift on a payroll tax cut comes as the Democratic-led House scrambles to produce additional coronavirus legislation with perhaps another massive price tag.
Experts around the country are now revising their forecasts about the spread of the virus, and several models in the past three days suggest that resuming normal activity would spur a significant increase in the number of cases and deaths.
As of Monday, U.S. beef and pork processing capacity was down 40% from last year, according to Jayson Lusk, head of the department of agricultural economics at Purdue University.
Gov. Eric Holcomb announced the creation of the marketplace on Friday, as he outlined his five-stage approach for reopening the economy, which included requiring stores, restaurants, offices and other companies to develop safety plans for employees and customers.
In April, all major categories fell sharply, with the business activity index dropping to 26, the lowest reading on record.
Take the New York metropolitan area’s progress against the coronavirus out of the equation and the numbers show the rest of the United States is moving in the wrong direction.
Some states with relatively few cases have been able to reopen their economies at a quicker pace and have more options on how to spend the federal largess. Many of them are now trying to determine how they can spend the windfall while keeping within the federal guidelines.
