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Fed's Powell to unemployed: We're here for you

Powell, in a webcast aired Friday, reiterated the U.S. central bank's promise to use its tools to shore up the economy and get the unemployed back to work.

41 million Americans have filed for initial weekly jobless benefits since stay-at-home orders were put in place in March.

States are starting to re-open by the Fed chief is worried about the jobs that may not come back.