Politics
Trump To Meet With Executives From Waffle House, Wynn, Toyota, Others To Discuss Reopening Economy
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Trump has been soliciting feedback from a wide range of executives on when and how to reopen businesses that have shutte... Read more
Federal Reserve Seeks Banks' Advice As It Gets Into Direct Lending With Coronavirus Relief
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The Federal Reserve has reached out to investment and retail banks for feedback on its Main Street lending program ahead... Read more
The US Will Need To Spend Trillions More As Economy Takes Until 2022 To Fully Recover: CNBC Survey
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A third of respondents in the CNBC Fed survey believe the economy won't be fully restored until the second quarter of 20... Read more
Trump Signs $484 Billion Coronavirus Relief Bill To Boost Small Business, Hospitals And Testing
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The bill includes $370 billion for small business aid, $75 billion for hospitals and $25 billion for testing during the ... Read more
GOP's Kevin Brady: Punishing Businesses With Higher Taxes Would Hurt 'blue-collar' Workers
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"I don't think making us less competitive, less attractive, and taking more of what people earn will ultimately be the a... Read more
Chamath Palihapitiya: We've 'ripped The Philosophical Band-aid Off' On Universal Basic Income
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The Social Capital CEO has been critical of the United States' economic reaction to the Covid-19 pandemic, saying that s... Read more
Massive Layoffs And Pay Cuts Are Likely Coming To State And Local Governments As Federal Aid Goes Elsewhere
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State and local governments are warning of a wave of layoffs and pay cuts after getting left out of the federal coronavi... Read more
New York Taps McKinsey To Develop A 'Trump-proof' Economic Reopening Plan
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has hired high-powered consultants to develop a science-based plan for the safe economic ... Read more
Billionaire Barry Diller Says Bail Out Everyone And 'worry About Paying The Bills Later'
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"The damage that is being done every day is enormous," Expedia and IAC Chairman Barry Diller told CNBC on Thursday. Read more
New York, New Jersey And Other Northeastern States Form Coronavirus Working Group To Decide When To Ease Restrictions
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The governors, led by Andrew Cuomo, announced the coronavirus group hours after President Donald Trump claimed in a twee... Read more
Small Businesses Start To Get Rescue Funds, But Payouts Overall Are Lagging
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"We have mostly undisbursed loans at this time" said Tony Wilkinson, president of the National Association of Guaranteed... Read more
Trump's Tariffs On China Could Cost The US In Its Fight Against The Coronavirus
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The Trump administration's tariffs on imported medical equipment, particularly from China, have added to the struggle in... Read more
Fed's Neel Kashkari Says Coronavirus Economic Recovery 'could Be A Long, Hard Road'
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Kashkari's comments came days after the Labor Department reported that another 6.6 million Americans filed first-time un... Read more
Fauci Expresses 'cautious Optimism' Coronavirus Outbreak Is Slowing, US Could Start Reopening In May
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Fauci's hopeful remarks came less than a day after the U.S. counted more than 20,000 deaths from the disease, surpassing... Read more
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Says US Could Be Open For Business In May
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that he believed it was possible that the U.S. could open back up next month, fol... Read more
Mnuchin Says He Will Ask Congress For More Small Business Loan Funding If $350 Billion Pool Runs Out
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The $350 billion loan program aims to help small businesses cover payroll and benefits during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Says He's Having Ongoing Discussions About Infrastructure
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The Treasury secretary told CNBC he is holding discussions with Congress about a potential infrastructure bill. Read more
Pence Says Economic Fundamentals Remain Strong Despite Massive Coronavirus Impact
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Vice President Mike Pence said that the fundamentals of the U.S. economy remain strong despite the coronavirus pandemic ... Read more
House Unlikely To Vote On Historic $2 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Wednesday
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Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate will pass the legislation later Wednesday. The full text of the bill has... Read more
Democratic Sen. Chris Coons Says $2 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package Was 'worth The Day Wait'
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"The things that Democrats stood firm for, expanding unemployment, helping states and counties, investing in hospitals, ... Read more
