US users of Facebook Inc. those voting on voting may soon begin to look at fact-checking notes added to their announcements about the Nov. 3 presidential election. The addendum will refer to a new voter information hub similar to the one about COVID-19 that Facebook says has been seen by …
Read More »Funding for $ 300 per week unemployment benefits could run out in six weeks
An additional $ 300 a week in federal unemployment benefits will likely take a few weeks to reach out to workers and funding could be depleted a month and a half later, a Labor official said. The official said states should be able to start making the payments after applying …
Read More »Here’s how Goldman says the S&P 500 would respond to more US-China tariffs and why the November election result is important
Fresh hopes for another incentive package and signs that the spread of pandemic may be slow are set to boost shares on Tuesday. President Donald Trump signed executive orders over the weekend, postponing tax cuts and extending unemployment benefits, but investors hope talks on a larger rescue package would resume. …
Read More »‘It should have been mandatory from the start’: Ireland says people should wear masks in shops to stop COVID-19 – but why did it take so long?
DUBLIN – Ireland is a nation of saints, scientists and the status quo. This small island in the northwestern periphery of Europe is ruled by two old enemies: the right-wing Republican Fianna Fáil party and the fellow Christian-Democratic Fine Gael, which since independence in 1922 on opposite sides of ‘ …
Read More »European equities stand after Trump unilaterally expands unemployment benefits
US President Donald Trump signs executive orders to boost economic relief from coronavirus, during a news conference in Bedminster, New Jersey, on August 8, 2020. jim watson / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images European stocks rose on Monday, fueled by a move by US President Donald Trump to extend unilateral …
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