Tag: stimulus package

WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting swiftly in an extraordinary time, the House rushed President Donald Trump a $2.2 trillion rescue package Friday, tossing a life preserver to a U.S. economy and health care system left flailing…

As the COVID-19 crisis deepens, my fellow economists have reached deep into their bare cupboards of old ideas, and what have they found? Models that do not work: bailouts for big companies. Tax cuts for…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top congressional and White House officials say they expect to reach a deal today on a nearly $2 trillion measure aimed at easing the economic damage inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic. Treasury…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Trump administration officials and congressional leaders struggled today to finalize a nearly $2 trillion economic rescue package as the coronavirus crisis deepened, even as President Donald Trump seemed to suggest he…

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Tuesday proposed a $1 trillion economic stimulus package to counter the effects of the coronavirus, including relief for small businesses and the airline industry, and sizable checks for Americans…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are sinking sharply again Wednesday, nearly wiping out a huge rally from a day earlier as Wall Street continues to reel from worries about the coronavirus.  Another big central bank…