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China's $114 billion stimulus package immediately boosted its stock market. But can it last?
China's $114 billion stimulus has some investors excited, but it's lacking support for the country'…
Dan DeFrancesco
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Tonight's vice presidential debate matters a lot more this time around
VP debates aren't usually appointment television. But tonight's showdown will be the last big night…
Dan DeFrancesco
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The US will enter a mild recession as the economy deflates after its boost from unproductive stimulus cash, former Commerce Secretary says
Most of the stimulus cash deployed during the pandemic was "unproductive," which fueled inflation, …
Jennifer Sor
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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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DeSantis uses federal COVID-19 relief funds to send nearly 60,000 Florida families a $450-per-child check to 'offset the costs of rising inflation'
Families don't have to apply for the checks, as they'll be automatically sent out to qualifying Flo…
Katie Anthony
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Massachusetts lawmakers want to give residents $250 checks to offset sky-high prices
Individuals would be eligible for a one-time $250 check, and married couples would get a $500 check…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig,Juliana …
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Mitch McConnell says the labor shortage will be solved when people run out of stimulus money because Americans are 'flush for the moment'
Lack of childcare and well-paid jobs might be driving the labor shortage. Mitch McConnell thinks Ma…
Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballo…
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Bernie Sanders was initially 'hesitant' to work with Josh Hawley to push for stimulus checks: book
In December 2020, Sanders pushed for another $1,200 stimulus payment for Americans and was joined i…
John L. Dorman
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California and Florida are dueling over stimulus checks as a tool against inflation, and it's the latest example of their governors' ideological clash
California is sending new checks to 23 million residents, while Florida is only mailing rebates to …
Ben Winck,Kimberly Leonard
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If there's a recession, don't count on the government to come to the rescue with stimulus checks and boosted unemployment benefits
The government unleashed stimulus in each of the last three recessions. With inflation at four-deca…
Ben Winck,Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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California’s $350 stimulus checks are a make-or-break bet for fighting inflation
California Gov. Gavin Newsom touted the checks as a "middle class tax rebate," but the payments cou…
Ben Winck,Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Stimulus checks aren't to blame for inflation, Andrew Yang says
Prices have been rising over the last year. But universal basic income advocate Andrew Yang says it…
Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballo…
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House Democrats dismiss efforts to scale back eligibility for $1,400 stimulus checks
House Democrats unveiled the first draft of COVID-19 stimulus legislation, which Democratic lawmake…
Lauren Frias,Joseph Zeballos-…
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Americans will start receiving $1,400 stimulus checks 'as early as this weekend,' White House says
President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus package with $1,400 direct paymen…
Oma Seddiq
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Biden praises Pelosi as 'the finest and most capable speaker in the history of our nation' after House passes $1.9 trillion stimulus bill
Biden expects to sign the COVID-19 bill into law on Friday. The package includes $1,400 stimulus ch…
Oma Seddiq
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Biden says Americans will start receiving their $1,400 stimulus checks 'this month'
"This plan will get checks out the door, starting this month, to the American people who so despera…
Michelle Mark
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Donald Trump renewed his calls for $2,000 checks, but it's unclear if he'll veto the bipartisan stimulus package
"Why would politicians not want to give people $2000, rather than only $600?" Trump tweeted Friday …
Juliana Kaplan
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Jobless benefits for about 14 million Americans expire, as Trump still refuses to sign the pandemic aid package containing $600 stimulus checks
President Donald Trump has refused to sign a $2.3 trillion stimulus package, in part because he say…
Samuel Horti,Reuters
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Stimulus payments cleared another hurdle as a House committee approved $1,400 checks along party lines
Committees are debating different elements of Biden's relief package, which could receive a full vo…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Some senators oppose the direct-payment part of Biden's stimulus plan because they think it gives too much money to the wealthy, report says
The bipartisan group of senators was said to have expressed its concerns during a call with the Whi…