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Apr 2020

Fox host who wanted to reopen for business changes course: We need a national shutdown now, including red-state holdouts

Allahpundit Apr 06, 2020 7:31 PM

Pain.

Fauci: I don’t understand why every state hasn’t shut down yet

Allahpundit Apr 03, 2020 11:21 AM

“I just don’t understand why we’re not doing that.”

Gallup on reopening America: 87% unwilling to resume normal activities for now

Ed Morrissey Apr 02, 2020 5:21 PM

The long haul.

Breaking: Jobless claims hit 6.6 million last week; Update: CARES Act targeting? Update: 9.6% unemployment?

Ed Morrissey Apr 02, 2020 8:47 AM

Meltdown.

Mar 2020

Gottlieb’s trigger for reopening businesses: When cases in your state have declined for two straight weeks

Allahpundit Mar 30, 2020 5:31 PM

Reboot.

Cuomo: On second thought, “quarantine everyone” might have backfired by accelerating spread of coronavirus

Ed Morrissey Mar 27, 2020 12:01 PM

Why federalism matters — and data, too.

WaPo/ABC poll: Trump approval sharply up, confidence high in coronavirus outbreak

Ed Morrissey Mar 27, 2020 10:01 AM

Recession coming? 92% say “yes.”

Study of 1918 flu: Cities that imposed social distancing performed no worse economically than those that didn’t — and did better afterward

Allahpundit Mar 26, 2020 7:21 PM

Outbreak.

Contra Andrew Cuomo, while a grim choice, we may have to restart the economy

Jazz Shaw Mar 25, 2020 4:31 PM

Hard choices

Glenn Beck: People like me who are over 50 should go back to work and risk death to save the country

Allahpundit Mar 25, 2020 11:31 AM

“I’d rather die than kill the country.”

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine: Trump is right that we have to save our economy — which we’ll do by saving lives

Allahpundit Mar 24, 2020 7:31 PM

“I think we are aligned.”

Breaking: Trump says aiming to reopen America by Easter; Update: Can’t reopen until health care system is prepared, says … Liz Cheney

Ed Morrissey Mar 24, 2020 2:01 PM

“But we’ve never closed down the country for the flu. So you say to yourself, what is this all about?”

Larry Hogan: We’re going to listen to our scientists on when we go back to work, not the White House

Allahpundit Mar 24, 2020 1:31 PM

“Quite frankly, some of the messaging is pretty confusing.”

Fauci, doctors warn Trump: It’s too soon to reopen for business

Allahpundit Mar 23, 2020 5:31 PM

Priorities.

No, we’re not all going back to work after the 15-day period

Allahpundit Mar 23, 2020 1:31 PM

Tick tock.

Senate GOP stimulus plan: $1,200 to every adult ASAP, with the amount reduced starting at $75,000 of income

Allahpundit Mar 19, 2020 7:21 PM

Cri$i$.

WaPo: Suddenly, Republicans are fans of stimulus spending in COVID-19 crisis, or something

Ed Morrissey Mar 19, 2020 2:01 PM

Go big by going home.

The latest study isn’t good

Allahpundit Mar 17, 2020 11:31 AM

Uh oh.

CDC: How about we limit gatherings to 50 for the next eight weeks or so?

Ed Morrissey Mar 16, 2020 11:31 AM

Schools, parents, and sports hardest hit.

How are brick and mortar stores coping with COVID-19 precautions?

Karen Townsend Mar 12, 2020 7:21 PM

Rationing products, offering free delivery service

Still rolling: US adds 273,000 jobs in February

Ed Morrissey Mar 06, 2020 9:21 AM

And added 85,000 in revisions.

Politico/Morning Consult poll: Nomination requires a majority of delegates, says … a plurality of Democrats

Ed Morrissey Mar 05, 2020 8:01 PM

Plus: It’s still the economy, stupid — and guess who scores best?

Feb 2020

The Dems’ Socialist moment arrives: Sanders moves out to dominating WaPo/ABC poll lead too

Ed Morrissey Feb 19, 2020 8:41 AM

But watch out for Trump.

The Economist wonders: Has Trump’s get-tough immigration policy created a working-class wage boom?

Ed Morrissey Feb 18, 2020 8:41 AM

But be careful what you wish for?

Steyer: People can’t be trusted to judge their own economic situation, or something

Ed Morrissey Feb 17, 2020 2:41 PM

“But — but I want to go back to that 70 percent number.”

Dem post-impeachment strategy: Let’s hit Trump on the economy

Ed Morrissey Feb 12, 2020 12:01 PM

Quixote, meet Briar Patch.

Surprise! Job creation rebounds in January as economy adds 225K

Ed Morrissey Feb 07, 2020 10:01 AM

A boom of re-entrants?

Meanwhile: Americans’ optimism about personal finances surges to all-time high in new Gallup poll

Allahpundit Feb 05, 2020 5:31 PM

Enthusiasm.

Trump’s best poll ever: 49% job approval, according to new survey from Gallup

Allahpundit Feb 04, 2020 11:31 AM

Surge.

Jan 2020

WaPo, ABC: Don’t look back, Dems, Trump’s gaining on you

Ed Morrissey Jan 27, 2020 2:01 PM

It’s still the economy … and stupidity.

Are millennials really worse off than their parents?

Jazz Shaw Jan 12, 2020 5:01 PM

Probably, but not for the reasons you see in the media

A tight Christmas: US adds only 145,000 jobs in December

Ed Morrissey Jan 10, 2020 9:21 AM

Setback in 2019 — especially manufacturing.

Dec 2019

Democrats have to ignore or deride a booming economy

Jazz Shaw Dec 22, 2019 9:31 AM

Good luck with that

CNN poll: Economy gets best rating in 20 years — and Trump’s getting the credit

Ed Morrissey Dec 20, 2019 10:01 AM

Especially in swing states.

Boom! Job creation in November best in a year

Ed Morrissey Dec 06, 2019 9:21 AM

Santa BLS came to town.

Nov 2019

Strike out or a pass? Job creation slides to 128,000 jobs added in October; Update: Trump claims 303K after revisions, strike

Ed Morrissey Nov 01, 2019 10:01 AM

Beating expectations.

Oct 2019

Warning sign? GDP growth drops to 1.9% in Q3 as consumers retreat

Ed Morrissey Oct 30, 2019 6:01 PM

Blame the Fed?

Mixed bag from BLS: Unemployment and new jobs both decline in September

Ed Morrissey Oct 04, 2019 9:21 AM

Warning on wages?

Sep 2019

Trump: Pay no attention to that garbage ABC/WaPo polling outfit

Allahpundit Sep 10, 2019 6:01 PM

“Internal polling looks great, the best ever!”

“Really good”? Job growth slows, wages grow in August

Ed Morrissey Sep 06, 2019 9:21 AM

Warning signs.

Aug 2019

A surprising number of Americans are retiring the idea of retirement

Andrew Malcolm Aug 29, 2019 9:21 AM

Experience never gets old

Uh oh: BLS preliminary recalculation sheds half-million jobs in 2018-19

Ed Morrissey Aug 22, 2019 5:21 PM

Preliminarily, anyway.

Democrat John Delaney: It feels like some Dems are rooting for a recession because it’ll hurt Trump next year

Allahpundit Aug 22, 2019 11:31 AM

“I don’t want a recession because I don’t want these workers in here to face a recession.”

NBC: Support for free trade reaches new high thanks to Trump

Allahpundit Aug 19, 2019 5:31 PM

Markets.