Posts tagged coronavirus
CBS Sunday Morning: Higher Ed During COVID

The coronavirus is leaving its mark on colleges and universities, perhaps permanently. With schools working hard to keep COVID-19 off-campus, 13% percent of colleges will offer online-only classes, while 35% will offer a mix of virtual and socially-distanced in-person classes. Here's my piece for CBS Sunday Morning on how educators and students are adjusting to an on-campus experience that will be, as one university professor describes it, “some combination of a monastery and a minimum security prison.”

CBS This Morning: Pending Home Sales

The nation's pending home sales jumped a record 44.3% in May, according to the National Association of Realtors. It's the highest one-month gain in the history of the index, which began in January 2001. I joined CBS This Morning to explain how the pandemic is impacting the housing market and why home prices remain high despite record low mortgage rates.

CBS This Morning: Record Unemployment

A record 20.5 million Americans lost jobs in April, according to an unemployment report released by the Labor Department Friday. The U.S. unemployment rate jumped to 14.7%, the worst since the Great Depression. I joined CBS This Morning: Saturday to unpack the staggering figure and discuss what it means for the future of the country.

CBS Sunday Morning: Death of Retail?

As Americans shelter at home, everyday shopping habits have changed, perhaps permanently, with online grocery sales way up, and department stores struggling to survive. For CBS Sunday Morning, I spoke with Brookfield Properties executive Stephanie Brager; Jan Whitaker, who has written about the history of department stores; and Scott Galloway, a professor of marketing at New York University, about the future of retail.

CBS This Morning: More Devastating Jobless Claims

The Labor Department's latest report says roughly 3.8 million Americans filed for unemployment last week. The figure, comparatively lower than the last five weeks, brings the six-week total to 30 million U.S. workers filing jobless claims. The devastating total reflects the coronavirus pandemic's effect on the economy, despite trillions of dollars in stimulus spending. I joined CBS This Morning to break down the staggering figures.

CBS This Morning: The Next Stimulus Package

This week saw another significant spike in unemployment claims. Just over 4 million Americans filed for unemployment, bringing the pandemic's five-week total to roughly 26 million people without jobs. President Trump recently signed off on nearly $500 billion extra in addition to the initial coronavirus stimulus package, designed to help mitigate the pandemic's blow to the economy. I joined CBS This Morning to discuss what all of this means for the U.S. and American workers.

CBS Sunday Morning: Struggling Food Banks

Charities are struggling to find new ways to help record numbers of Americans who are out of work during the pandemic, adding to the millions who already experience food insecurity. I talked with food pantries in New York, Maine and California, whose work in their communities is being strained, by increased demand, costlier supplies, and a reduced workforce, and yet has never been more valuable.

CBS This Morning: Over 5 Million Americans File for Unemployment

More than 5 million people filed for unemployment in the last week as coronavirus lockdowns continue through the country. Although the number is lower than the previous two weeks, the figure rounds out a grim four-week span in which over 20 million Americans filed jobless claims. I joined CBS This Morning to talk about what that figure means for the U.S.'s road to economic recovery.