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Americans Could Get $600 Stimulus Checks Early Next Week, Says Mnuchin
Americans Could Get $600 Stimulus Checks Early Next Week, Says Mnuchin
December 21, 2020  |  Economy

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told CNBC on Monday (Dec. 21) that Americans should see $600 individual stimulus checks as soon as next week. “This...

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Aid For Struggling SMBs Tops Long List Of Funds In New COVID-19 Stimulus Bill
Aid For Struggling SMBs Tops Long List Of Funds In New COVID-19 Stimulus Bill
December 21, 2020  |  Economy

Facing a hard holiday deadline and the threat of a federal government shutdown, House and Senate negotiators were able to accomplish in six days what...

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Congress Agrees Avoid Federal Shutdown For 48 Hours As Lawmakers Try To Reach Stimulus Deal
Congress Agrees Avoid Federal Shutdown For 48 Hours As Lawmakers Try To Reach Stimulus Deal
December 18, 2020  |  Politics

The U.S. House and Senate passed an agreement Friday evening (Dec. 18) to postpone a government shutdown for 48 Hours as Capitol Hill lawmakers prepared...

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Congress Still Debating Over Size Of Individual Stimulus, Unemployment Checks
Congress Still Debating Over Size Of Individual Stimulus, Unemployment Checks
December 17, 2020  |  Economy

Lawmakers are still debating the size and scope of proposed individual payments and enhanced unemployment benefits in the estimated $908 billion economic stimulus package being...

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Congress Calls For New Pandemic Stimulus Round ASAP
Congress Calls For New Pandemic Stimulus Round ASAP
December 16, 2020  |  Politics

Democratic congressional leaders are looking to approve a second stimulus check as part of the next coronavirus relief bill, the Wall Street Journal reported on...

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All Eyes On Congress As New Stimulus Bill Takes Shape
All Eyes On Congress As New Stimulus Bill Takes Shape
December 14, 2020  |  Politics

The pending release of a $908 billion bipartisan stimulus in Congress on Monday (Dec. 14) is likely to trigger further frenzied rounds of talks, as...

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US Lawmakers Split Stimulus Proposal Into 2 Plans To Work Out Deal
US Lawmakers Split Stimulus Proposal Into 2 Plans To Work Out Deal
December 13, 2020  |  Economy

American lawmakers, after months at an impasse over what would be included in a stimulus bill, have decided to split the bill into two separate...

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Biden Picks BlackRock’s Deese To Head National Economic Council
Biden Picks BlackRock’s Deese To Head National Economic Council
December 03, 2020  |  Politics

President-elect Joe Biden has announced a new director of the National Economic Council in Brian Deese, the current head of sustainable investing at BlackRock, CNBC reported. The appointment doesn’t...

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Bill Would Allow Foreign Companies To Be Delisted From US Exchanges If They Don’t Comply With Audits
Bill Would Allow Foreign Companies To Be Delisted From US Exchanges If They Don’t Comply...
December 03, 2020  |  Investments

The U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously passed a new measure to allow the delisting of Chinese firms if they don’t comply with U.S. auditing...

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