Nearly 6,300 Texas-based companies received loans from the federal government valued at more than $ 1 million this spring, representing a significant injection of government money into the state as the federal government struggled to keep the economy afloat. Within that sum, nearly 400 Texas companies received loans in the …
Read More »Biden challenges Trump’s cheery image of the U.S. economy.
WASHINGTON – In a sign that the 2020 presidential campaign is finally beginning in earnest, former Vice President Joe Biden appeared on camera Thursday morning to offer an alternate picture of what President Donald Trump had called, a few hours previously, “spectacular” and “” record work “report. “Make no mistake, …
Read More »The next relief bill could include stimulus checks, job bonds.
Pedestrians in Washington pass a “We Are Open” restaurant sign during the Covid-19 outbreak on May 12. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters When it comes to the next coronavirus stimulus package and providing more direct financial aid, the question on the lips of most Americans is, “Will they or won’t they?” …
Read More »House approves PPP’s eight-week extension; Senate Proposes Automatic Loan Forgiveness Under $ 150,000
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 30: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome H. Powell and the US Secretary of the Treasury. … [+] Steven Mnuchin greets himself after testifying before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill on June 30, 2020 in Washington, DC. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary …
Read More »‘The wartime president has surrendered’
WASHINGTON – Former Vice President Joe Biden presented his most comprehensive and detailed case to date against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, saying the president “waved the white flag and left the battlefield” against the resurgent coronavirus pandemic. Speaking in Wilmington, Delaware, for about an hour, Biden also held positions …
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