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Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus could drastically cut poverty, studies say
Two studies found the stimulus could halve child and shrink poverty rates in 2021 by a third, but a…
Juliana Kaplan
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Most voters want a big stimulus - and they want it fast
In a new poll, 69% of respondents agreed that the country is in an emergency, and more relief shoul…
Juliana Kaplan
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Biden's stimulus may have just saved NYC - and countless state and local governments
The stimulus includes $5.6 billion in aid for NYC. Mayor Bill de Blasio just said the situation was…
Juliana Kaplan
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez parodied GOP stance against $2,000 stimulus checks in a sarcastic tweet
On Monday, the House achieved the required two-thirds majority to pass a bill boosting the stimulus…
Lauren Frias
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As another stimulus package hangs in the balance, some programs like unemployment benefits are set to expire by the end of March
The current package includes $1,400 stimulus checks, $400 payments in federal unemployment benefits…
Lauren Frias
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Trump wants Congress to approve stimulus checks for 'more money than they're talking about'
Members of Congress are in talks about a $908 billion bipartisan relief package that would not fund…
Yelena Dzhanova
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White House indicates Trump will sign $900 billion stimulus deal brokered by Republicans and Democrats in Congress
The legislation includes $600 stimulus checks, $300 weekly unemployment benefits, small business ai…
Kelsey Vlamis
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10 GOP senators plan a new compromise COVID-19 bill that would shrink direct payments to $1,000 from $1,400
The proposed $600 billion stimulus package would be smaller than the $1.9 trillion plan envisioned …
John L. Dorman
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US stocks trade mixed as investors await economic-outlook speech from Fed's Powell
Fed Chair Jerome Powell is expected to reemphasize the importance of new fiscal stimulus when he sp…
Ben Winck
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Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus plan is set to collide with Republicans - and it could force Democrats to scrap measures like a $15 minimum wage
The rescue package is already running into early Republican opposition that threatens provisions li…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Goldman Sachs boosts US GDP forecast to 6.8% in 2021 and now expects $1.5 trillion in COVID-19 stimulus
The bank is expecting President Joe Biden's COVID-19 relief package to reach $1.5 trillion, up from…
Shalini Nagarajan
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'Let's do it!': Schumer, Pelosi say they are eager to pass $2,000 stimulus checks that Trump says he supports
Democratic lawmakers quickly responded to Trump's demand that Congress increase the size of the sti…
Charles Davis
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House Democrats gear up for Friday vote on the $1.9 trillion Biden stimulus package
Senate Democrats are awaiting a key decision that would determine whether a $15 minimum wage can be…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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The ECB boosted its COVID-19 stimulus package by $606 billion and extended its bond-buying program by nine months
The central bank said it will keep its bond-buying program in place until March 2022, nine months l…
Shalini Nagarajan
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Global stocks rise after the House passes Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus package and fears of inflation subside
A chief investment officer called the relief package "one of the most far-reaching federal relief e…
Shalini Nagarajan
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Tired of waiting for help, some states have begun passing their own COVID-19 aid
Critics argue the success of these individual relief bills undermines calls for significant state a…
Erin Snodgrass
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With federal stimulus payments unlikely, here are the 18 states giving money to residents in relief checks to combat inflation
With no public plans for federal stimulus checks, more than a dozen states instated their own relie…
Lauren Frias
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Biden says people need coronavirus relief 'right now' as Republican and Democratic divisions hold up a stimulus package and $1,200 checks
Democrats are seeking another stimulus package with federal unemployment benefits and direct paymen…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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The market and Congress are locked in a high-stakes game of chicken — and who blinks first will determine where stocks go next
Who blinks first: optimistic investors expecting more stimulus, or lawmakers who don't feel urgency…
Ben Winck,Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Sen. Raphael Warnock indicates support for keeping stimulus check income thresholds in the Biden relief package
Warnock's victory in Georgia was fueled by Democratic promises to deliver voters a $2,000 stimulus …