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Democrats Push Stimulus And $1,400 Checks, With Or Without Republicans
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The proposal has a $15 minimum wage, a third round of $1,400 checks and extensions to federal protections Read more
Global Equities Falter Amid Rising Infections, US Turmoil
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The bad news included data showing spiking Covid-19 cases led in December to the first job losses since April. Read more
Trump Vs Biden: Fed In Holding Pattern Amid Tense US Election
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Weekly applications for jobless benefits remain higher than the worst of the 2008-2010 global financial crisis. Read more
Coronavirus Graft Scandals Shake South Africa's President
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South Africa's Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is investigating over 160 companies. Read more
UK.gov To Propose New Rules For Online Political Campaigns After Last Election Marred By An Avalanche Of Fake News
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Voters need to know who they are being targeted by, says MP The UK government is setting out its efforts to create more... Read more
Angry EU Leaders Battle To Save Deadlocked Virus Recovery Summit
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The marathon talks chaired by EU Council President Charles Michel failed to yield agreement over the size, rules for a 7... Read more
Economy's Second-half Comeback Is Now Threatened By Coronavirus Resurgence
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Economists expect to see a bounceback in the second half of 2020, but the resurging virus threatens the strength of the ... Read more
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Says 'we Can't Shut Down The Economy Again'
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told CNBC that shutting down the economy for a second time to slow Covid-19 isn't a vi... Read more
Mitch McConnell Says Next Coronavirus Bill Will Not Extend Enhanced Unemployment Benefits
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House Democrats passed a bill last week to extend the enhanced $600 per week unemployment benefit through January. Read more
Second Wave Of Coronavirus Infections Could Cause A Worse Economic Disaster, Experts Warn
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States across the country began reopening parts of their economies as early as April 24. Guidelines for reopening differ... Read more
More Than Half Of Small Businesses Are Looking To Have PPP Funds Forgiven, Survey Says
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Frustrations are mounting on Main Street due to a lack of guidance from the Small Business Administration on PPP loan fo... Read more
Federal Government Should Help States, Cities And Hospitals Recover From Coronavirus, Gary Cohn Says
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Former Trump advisor Gary Cohn said that a potential vaccine shouldn't stop the government from providing aid to parts o... Read more
Trump Advisor Kevin Hassett: Fed Chief Too Pessimistic On Time It'll Take For Economy To Recover
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White House senior advisor Kevin Hassett told CNBC on Monday he disagrees with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell on the time-fr... Read more
Georgia Tries To Balance Pressure To Reopen Economy With Threat Of Coronavirus Resurgence
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Georgia's new coronavirus cases have plateaued, but it could take until the end of the month to know the effects of reop... Read more
WHO Officials Warn Of 'vicious Cycle' Of Economic And Health Disasters If Coronavirus Restrictions Are Lifted Too Quickly
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"The worst thing that could happen," economically, is that a country reopens and then has to shut down again to respond ... Read more
New York Has Paid $7.4 Billion In Unemployment Claims To Roughly 1.7 Million Residents, Officials Say
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Roughly 1.8 million residents struggling with unemployment due to the coronavirus pandemic have filed claims, roughly si... Read more
Mnuchin Says Jobless Numbers Will 'get Worse Before They Get Better' — Unemployment May Have Hit 25%
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"The reported numbers are probably going to get worse before they get better," Mnuchin said. Read more
Most 2020 Swing State Voters Want More Direct Payments During Coronavirus, CNBC/Change Research Poll Finds
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Democrats are pushing for at least one more round of direct payments during the coronavirus crisis after many voters got... Read more
Small Business Loans Are Not Going Proportionately To The Hardest-hit Areas, Fed Study Shows
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States enduring the brunt of the Covid-19 crisis are receiving a smaller proportion of emergency small business loans, a... Read more
Test, Trace, Isolate: Governments Need To Do These Three Things Before Reopening Economies, Expert Warns
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A global health expert and physician told CNBC that easing lockdowns without taking certain action would risk a second s... Read more
