US Treasury check to illustrate coronavirus illustration on keyboard used for work … [+] from home getty While negotiations continue for the second stimulus package, many Americans’ main concern is that second stimulus controls. Here’s where we are today, and what needs to happen before this check goes into the …
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 »Kasich on decision to speak at Democratic convention: America must go in a different direction
Former Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich defended his decision to speak at the forthcoming Democratic National Convention in support of presumptive Democratic presidential nominees Joe BidenJoe BidenTrump says he’s ‘serious’ about considering a capital gains tax cut Why Joe Biden is in trouble Harris favored as Biden ranks closer to …
Read More »Trump’s WeChat ban threatens Apple’s smartphone sales in China
HONG KONG / TAIPEI – Washington’s decision to ban popular Chinese messaging app WeChat threatens Apple’s hard-won position in China’s smartphone market, as users in the country are soon forced to choose between their iPhones and their favorite app. US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order banning …
Read More »US oil producers take their raw back from the government
By Irina Slav – 11 Aug 2020, 9:10 AM CDT U.S. oil companies have begun recovering their crude oil from government storage tanks, suggesting that the glut that forced them to store it there in the first place is now losing. Companies have extracted about 2.2 million tonnes of raw …
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