economy

US economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services by different methods.

US Senate Leaders Compromise On Fed Lending Powers In COVID Aid Deal

US Senate Leaders Compromise On Fed Lending Powers In COVID Aid Deal
US Senate Leaders Compromise On Fed Lending Powers In COVID Aid Deal
December 20, 2020  |  Economy

The new U.S. government coronavirus relief package will contain $600 direct checks, $300 unemployment benefits per week and aid for small businesses, schools and vaccination...

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Congress Agrees Avoid Federal Shutdown For 48 Hours As Lawmakers Try To Reach Stimulus Deal
Congress Agrees Avoid Federal Shutdown For 48 Hours As Lawmakers Try To Reach Stimulus Deal
December 18, 2020  |  Legal & Regulation

The U.S. House and Senate passed an agreement Friday evening (Dec. 18) to postpone a government shutdown for 48 Hours as Capitol Hill lawmakers prepared...

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Tiny Houses Are Big Business As Ikea Takes Downsizing Mainstream
Tiny Houses Are Big Business As Ikea Takes Downsizing Mainstream
December 18, 2020  |  Retail

At a time when the pandemic has caused consumers to rethink everything from how they get their food to where they want to work, the...

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Congress Still Debating Over Size Of Individual Stimulus, Unemployment Checks
Congress Still Debating Over Size Of Individual Stimulus, Unemployment Checks
December 17, 2020  |  Economy

Lawmakers are still debating the size and scope of proposed individual payments and enhanced unemployment benefits in the estimated $908 billion economic stimulus package being...

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Jobless Claims Top Forecasts, Increasing To 885K
Jobless Claims Top Forecasts, Increasing To 885K
December 17, 2020  |  Economy

Initial jobless claims for the week that ended Dec. 12 were up 23,000, hitting a high of 885,000 versus 853,000 expected, the U.S Department of...

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WhatsApp Plans To Offer Healthcare Insurance, Pension Products In India
WhatsApp Plans To Offer Healthcare Insurance, Pension Products In India
December 16, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

WhatsApp will debut options for health insurance and micro-pension products in India by utilizing new partnerships, according to a report from The Economic Times. Get...

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Fed Expects GDP To End Year Slightly Higher; Predicts 4.2 Pct Growth In 2021
Fed Expects GDP To End Year Slightly Higher; Predicts 4.2 Pct Growth In 2021
December 16, 2020  |  Economy

The Federal Reserve has upped its expectations for the end-of-year forecast, now predicting that the real gross domestic product (GDP) will fall by only 2.4...

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Five Fast Facts On The SMB Scene As 2020 Turns Into 2021
Five Fast Facts On The SMB Scene As 2020 Turns Into 2021
December 16, 2020  |  SMBs

The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on everyone – consumers, businesses, government officials and healthcare workers – but the pain has been far from evenly...

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