Thursday, July 30, 2020

Commerce Dept.:US Economy in Worst Qtr,Ever; US Businesses Slide to Halt to Slow COVID Spike

The U.S. economy just suffered its worst quarter ever, the Commerce Department said today (July30,  2020), according to the NPR News website.

The gross domestic product -- the broadest measure of economic activity -- shrank 32.9%  during April, May, and June.

America's businesses ground to a halt during the last quarter in a desperate effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

The numbers continue to paint a grim picture as another 1.43 million people filed for unemployment benefits last week.

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