Job Gains Slowed Again In August As Employers Added 1.4 Million Jobs Fewer jobs were added to the economy last month even as the unemployment rate fell to 8.4%. Job growth has slowed since June in a sign of what could be a long and painful recovery from the recession. Scott Horsley
New Jobless Claims Drop Below 1 Million, But There's A Caveat Another 881,000 people applied for state unemployment benefits last week, the Labor Department says. That's down from the previous week, but the report comes with an asterisk. Scott Horsley
Legal Challenges Are Likely After CDC Bans Some Evictions Amid Pandmic The Trump administration is trying to halt residential evictions through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but legal scholars are unsure it will stand up in court. Selena Simmons-Duffin
U.S. To Owe More Than The Size Of Its Economy For The 1st Time In 75 Years Congressional forecasters expect the federal deficit to reach $3.3 trillion during the current fiscal year. By 2023, government debt will reach an all-time high of 107% of GDP. Scott Horsley
United Plans 16,000 Furloughs As Airlines Cut Jobs During Pandemic Downturn Just last week, American Airlines announced that 19,000 job cuts were coming. A federal aid package for the industry expires at the end of the month, and airlines are lobbying for an extension. Camila Domonoske
A Half-Century History Of Debates Over Postal Service Funding Debates about who should pay for the U.S. Postal Service go back 50 years. It's a story of the long fight about whether the Postal Service should rely on Congress for funding or pay for itself. Keith Romer
Rolls-Royce Ghost Delivers An Extraordinarily Quiet Ride The $300,000 luxury sedan has extra insulation to block noise. But in testing, riders found it too unnervingly quiet. Engineers had to let some noise back in.
CDC Issues Sweeping Temporary Halt On Evictions Nationwide Amid Pandemic The move could prevent millions of evictions that housing advocates warn are looming as people who've lost work run out of money. Landlords groups want to know who will pay for the lost rent. Chris Arnold
Grocery spending is up as young employees work from home People in Washington state are spending 15 per cent more on groceries than before the pandemic. One state economist says what's changed is probably lunch. Carolyn Adolph
Walmart Takes On Amazon Prime: Membership Program Will Deliver From Stores Walmart+ will cost $98 a year, offering free delivery of groceries and items from nearby stores, a discount on gasoline and mobile checkout. Alina Selyukh