TOPLINE The market ended lower on Friday as high-tech stocks lagged, and stocks were hit as well after China retaliated for the closure of its consulate in Houston earlier this week by ordering States United that you close your consulate in Chengdu. Relations between the United States and China hit …
Read More »The $ 600 unemployment check will probably be cut, but the Republican Party can’t decide how much
TOPLINE Republicans were due to present their proposal for a fifth coronavirus stimulus package on Thursday, the next step in a process that will ultimately decide the fate of aid payments affecting millions of Americans, but Republican lawmakers were unable to decide how to adjust the unemployment payments, delaying the …
Read More »Michigan Officials Say $ 600 COVID-19 Unemployment Bonus Ends This Weekend
DETROIT – Michigan unemployment Authorities said the $ 600 coronavirus unemployment bonus (COVID-19) will end this weekend. the Unemployment insurance agency announced on Friday that the additional $ 600 weekly unemployment bonus offered to workers during the COVID-19 pandemic will expire Saturday, unless there is congressional action. Michigan’s weekly $ …
Read More »Chinese stocks plummet, leading global markets to crash as investors weigh on mounting tensions between the United States and China that go beyond ‘simple tariffs’
Kyodo News / Getty Global stocks plummeted on Friday as investors weighed in on tensions between the United States and China that worsened at an exponential rate. On Friday, China ordered the closure of a US consulate in its Chengdu city in retaliation for a request to close its own …
Read More »Unemployment benefits, stimulus checks, and state and municipal aid needed as the economy slows
The new economic data shows a growing slowdown, underscoring the need for another stimulus package. But fights within the party between Republican senators over deficit spending are slowing down legislation and will make the overall bill smaller than it should be. WASHINGTON, DC – July 20: Senate Majority Leader Mitch …
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