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EconomyTrump Pauses US Stimulus Negotiations Until After Election
Stimulus negotiations are on hold. That is the news out of Washington today (Oct...
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ANTITRUSTReport: US House Could Break Up Big Tech firms
The long-anticipated antitrust report from the U.S. House of Representatives on giant tech companies...
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EconomyExperts See Financial Pain As COVID Aid Wanes
The failure of lawmakers to agree on additional COVID-19 relief has left some policy...
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EconomyHouse Republicans Move To Legislate Trump’s Payroll Tax Break
U.S. House Republicans are proposing legislation that if adopted by the Democrat-controlled body and...
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EconomyDemocrats And Trump Administration Said To Resume Stimulus Talks
Negotiators for the White House and congressional Democrats were expected to resume efforts at...
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LoansHouse Democrats Eye Kodak's $765M US Loan
The meteoric rise, and then fall, of Eastman Kodak stock — and the recent...
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SMBsCEOs Predict 'Wave Of Permanent Closures' Unless More Relief Is...
Howard Schultz, the former CEO of Starbucks Corp., and dozens of other top executives...
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EconomyGOP, Democrats Far Apart On New Stimulus Package
With the House and Senate far apart on what the next stimulus package will...
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Safety and SecurityUS Lawmakers Seek Investigation Of Zoom And TikTok's China Ties
Two members of Congress asked the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday (July 30)...
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ANTITRUSTBig Tech CEOs Didn't Win Over Congress At Hearing
The big day finally came — the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google's...
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LoansUS Lawmakers Aim To Fix PPP Loophole That Could Cost...
Lawmakers want to fix a mix-up in the economic relief CARES Act laws from...
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ANTITRUSTTech Giants' Hill Testimony Reveals CEO Views On Competition —...
At Capitol Hill hearings, there are scripts. And then there are the unscripted moments....
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What To Expect From Big Tech’s Fab Four Capitol Hill...
And now, on a big digital stage, in real time — the fab four....
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FacebookZuckerberg: Competition Pushes Facebook To Innovate
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's speech for the antitrust hearing before Congress on Wednesday (July...
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EconomyDemocrats, Republicans Feud Over Newest Stimulus Plan
Unlike the CARES Act, which passed Congress in March with bipartisan support to deliver...
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HealthcareHospitals Ask Congress To Forgive $100B In Medicare Loans
U.S. hospitals want Congress to forgive $100 billion in Medicare loans that were made...
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EconomyGOP COVID-Relief Plan Includes New Stimulus Checks And PPP, But...
The opening salvo in what is sure to be a contentious fight for a...
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FacebookZuckerberg Likely To Warn Congress Against Weakening Big Tech
In his highly anticipated appearance before Congress on Wednesday (July 29), Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected...
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ANTITRUSTBig Tech CEOs Will Head To Capitol Hill On Wednesday
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google...
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ANTITRUSTCongress Could Issue Report On Big Tech Antitrust By Late...
The Congressional report expected to recommend fixes for alleged antitrust violations by the nation’s...
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ANTITRUSTBig Tech Execs Get Ready To Rumble As Antitrust Hearing...
The CEOs of four Big Tech companies are planning to go on the attack...
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EconomyWhite House And Republican Senators Agree On $1T Stimulus Plan
The Republican version of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)...
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ANTITRUSTGOP Leader Demands Twitter CEO Testify In Antitrust Probe
U.S. House Republicans want to add Twitter’s CEO to the roster of Big Tech...
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EconomyStimulus Talks Kick Off In DC As Economy Flashes Red
As negotiations on another major stimulus package get underway today in Washington, D.C., a...
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EconomyRestaurant Association Seeks Federal Help To Stabilize Industry
The National Restaurant Association has issued a Blueprint for Restaurant Revival to help stabilize...
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EconomyStimulus Package May Be Unveiled Next Week
More relief could be on the way for Americans hurting from the economic impacts...
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ANTITRUSTBig Tech CEOs Head To Washington July 27 To Testify...
The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google parent Alphabet will all appear before...
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NewsToday In Payments: Big Tech CEOs Face Congress; Venmo Pilots...
In today’s top news, the CEOs of the four biggest tech companies will testify...
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ANTITRUSTAmazon, Google, Facebook, Apple CEOs To Face Congress
The CEOs of the world’s four biggest technology companies will testify later this month...
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LoansPPP Application Deadline Extended Until Aug. 8
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill to extend the deadline for...
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LoansWill Congress Extend The PPP's June 30 Deadline?
The deadline for applying for Paycheck Protection Program loans is coming next Tuesday (June...
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NewsToday In Payments: Proposal Would Allow SMBs To Get Another...
In today’s top news, Congress is considering passing another round of PPP loans for...
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Walmart Amazon whole paycheckAmazon Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: Staying Secure, Gaining New Ground...
The American economy is reopening for business and consumers are starting to head back...
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LoansProposal Would Allow SMBs To Get Another PPP Loan
More help for certain small business owners could be on the way if Congress...
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EconomyRestaurants, Lawmakers Seek $120B Aid Package
The Independent Restaurant Coalition (IRC) has proposed a $120 billion relief package to prevent further closures...
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LoansEconomists Recommend More Lenient Terms For Main Street Lending Program
A pair of former Federal Reserve economists said they think the government should ease...
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EconomyPowell Urges Congress Not To Pull Back On Stimulus Efforts
As lawmakers battle over another stimulus package, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell told...
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LoansDemocrats Ask Bank CEOs For PPP Records
U.S. Democratic lawmakers, in letters to the chief executives of several large banks, demanded...
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HealthcareSenate Committee To Consider Telehealth's Future
Telemedicine existed in the pre-pandemic world — spending the past several years trying to...
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EconomyLatest Economic Stimulus Package On Hold
The latest coronavirus stimulus package will have to wait until late next month, when...
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LoansSenators Look To Extend PPP Loans To Include More SMBs
A group of Democratic senators has introduced a new Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for...
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PoliticsCiting Racial Profiling, IBM Will No Longer Sell Face Recognition...
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) is getting out of the facial recognition business, citing...
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LoansPPP Extension Hopes To Draw SMBs Before June 30 Deadline
As reported, the Senate voted unanimously on Wednesday (June 3) to pass the Paycheck...
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LoansSenate Passes Bill To Extend PPP For SMBs
The U.S. Senate passed a bill Tuesday (June 3) amending the way the Paycheck...
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LoansTwo Banking Groups Call For Automatic PPP Loan Forgiveness
The Consumer Bankers Association and Bank Policy Institute, in a co-signed letter, have called...
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EconomyTrump Considers Next Stimulus
President Donald Trump will meet with senior advisors this week to discuss the possibilities...
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SMBsIs Congress Finally About To Fix PPP’s Many Problems?
Congress adopted the $600 billion-plus Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to help American small- to...
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EconomyMitch McConnell: ‘Final’ COVID-19 Relief Bill Coming In A Month
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Congress will decide whether to pass another COVID-19...
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EconomyUncle Sam Considers Payments For Companies To ‘Reshore’ Factories
Will the U.S. government pay American companies to “near shore” supply chains, incentivizing a...
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EconomyDemocrats, Republicans And A Tale Of Two Stimulus Packages
The U.S. economy is starting its walk back toward recovery, with all 50 states...
