Thursday, 18 June 2020

The Daily Money: Delayed foreclosures

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ALL THE MONEY NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

Thursday, June 18

Happy Thursday night, money readers. David here, switching up our usual routine with an evening round-up of the day's biggest news. I'll be back Friday morning with our regular morning edition.

Let's glance back at a busy day.

June-what? Fewer white Americans will ask 'What is Juneteenth?' after many of the most influential companies in the U.S. opt to make the date a paid holiday this Friday. But will NFL, Nike, Twitter and other corporate celebrations make a difference?

Clean hands but ... A southeast Ohio couple who sold hand sanitizer on Amazon for 11 times the cost got sued by the state attorney general. The pair charged $39.44 for 8-ounce bottles of Purell Advanced Hand Sanitizer Refreshing Gel, which cost $3.53 on Amazon prior to the pandemic.

Unemployment: Another 1.5 million Americans filed initial jobless claims last week amid the coronavirus pandemic, even as states allow businesses to reopen.

David Brinkerhoff, Deputy Money Editor

People line the streets to watch a Juneteenth parade on June 15, 2019, in Austin. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.

More companies are giving employees off for Juneteenth

Fewer white Americans will ask 'What is Juneteenth?' after many of the most influential companies in the U.S. have opted to make the date a paid holiday.