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Incomes are either rising too slowly or falling at the lower end of the bracket
India’s gross domestic product (GDP) has been growing at a much faster clip than expected — most go…
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My fiancé and I are planning our wedding, but he's unemployed, and we're in debt. We've had to get creative.
A woman is planning her dream wedding, but her fiancé is unemployed, so they can't afford any depos…
Kelsey Herbers
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Bank of America has been fined $225 million for 'botching' unemployment benefit payments during the pandemic
A federal agency said the bank had engaged in "unfair and abusive acts and practices" that cut some…
Grace Dean
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A US debt default could spark mass unemployment, payment failures, and catastrophe that would raise interest rates 'into perpetuity,' Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warns
"Since 1789, the United States has paid all of our bills on time, and it should stay that way," Tre…
Jennifer Sor
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All of the states offering workers cash incentives to get back to work
Goldman Sachs said the latest US unemployment figures were encouraging.Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballo…
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Biden's Labor Department just said people on unemployment could get a one-time check from states after benefits expire on Labor Day
Millions of workers are set to lose their benefits on Labor Day, but the Labor Department says stat…
Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballo…
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Austin gave low-income residents $1,000 a month with no strings attached. One participant said the payments helped her get her first permanent apartment.
Stephanie Hendon got a new apartment, a new car, and other daily expenses thanks to monthly payment…
Noah Sheidlower
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California is considering offering unemployment to workers on strike as the Hollywood writers walkout approaches its 4th month
California saw 14 major strikes by labor unions in July, including 160,000 workers belonging to SAG…
Katie Hawkinson
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Millions of Americans are about to lose unemployment benefits, and states haven't opted into a plan to keep payments flowing, according to Biden's labor secretary
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh says he hasn't heard from any states about continuing stimulus, as 7.5 …
Juliana Kaplan
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Why at least 300,000 people in 33 states are losing unemployment benefits earlier than expected
A key tool to provide jobless aid to long-term unemployed people is broken, causing some laid-off w…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Americans are using a record-low portion of their disposable income to pay down debt
The level of household income being used to service debt just hit a record low, the Federal Reserve…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig,Andy Kie…
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A millionaire CEO is rooting for higher unemployment, saying it's time to 'remind people that they work for the employer, not the other way around'
Tim Gurner, who in 2017 asserted people couldn't afford homes because they spent too much on avocad…
Sarah Jackson
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Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus plan is popular with voters, but it's crashing into strong Republican resistance in Congress
Congressional Republicans say the package is bloated with measures like cash payments for parents a…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Jen Psaki downplays the prospect of a 4th stimulus check, saying Biden has already proposed his best economic-recovery plan
Psaki alluded to a cash benefit families can start tapping in July. The GOP has argued that federal…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Biden supports keeping the income thresholds for $1,400 stimulus checks as more Democrats push back against curbing eligibility
Sen. Bernie Sanders, along with the freshman Democratic senators from Georgia, criticized efforts t…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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10 Senate Republicans unveil a $618 billion stimulus plan including $1,000 direct payments in bid to strike bipartisan deal with Biden
The GOP plan significantly cuts spending on numerous top Biden priorities, including stimulus check…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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The Biden administration rules out splitting its $1.9 trillion stimulus package into smaller bills, increasing odds that Democrats will pass it without GOP support
"We're not looking to split the package," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. Democrats in …
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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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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Boosted unemployment benefits didn't incentivize Americans to stay jobless, Fed study shows — diminishing one of Republicans' key arguments against extra payments
The findings suggest the supplement was meant "to provide the income needed for households to make …
Ben Winck
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Biden is betting big with plans to remake America. Here are 6 takeaways from Biden's speech.
President Joe Biden called for an ambitious pandemic economic recovery plan focused on jobs, infras…