Republican Senators Propose $1,000 Stimulus Checks
A second set of stimulus checks could be on the way, but the ink on the deal hasn’t dried yet, CNBC reported. On Thursday, a group of Republican senators introduced a bill that would lower […]
A second set of stimulus checks could be on the way, but the ink on the deal hasn’t dried yet, CNBC reported. On Thursday, a group of Republican senators introduced a bill that would lower […]
President Donald Trump repeatedly tests the Republican Party’s limits on issues including race, trade and immigration. On Thursday, he struck a boundary, The Associated Press reported. GOP officials from New Hampshire to Mississippi to Iowa […]
The epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States showed signs of shifting to the Midwest on Thursday while Sunbelt states were hopeful that new infections and deaths were starting to decline, Reuters writes. […]
Oil prices rose on Friday, after touching three-week lows in the previous session, responding to a record decline in U.S. growth as the coronavirus ravaged the world’s biggest economy and oil consumer, Reuters informed. Brent […]
Twitter, whose internal systems were breached about two weeks ago, said on Thursday the incident targeted a small number of employees through a phone “spear-phishing” attack, Reuters reported. The U.S. microblogging site said the hackers […]
Apple announced a stock split on Thursday and it may not bode well for future gains in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Reuters reported. The iPhone maker made the surprise announcement in its quarterly report, […]
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday he was taking antibiotics for an infection that left him feeling weak, chuckling in an online video about “mold” in his lungs, having spent weeks in isolation after […]
In a fiery eulogy for longtime U.S. Representative John Lewis on Thursday, former President Barack Obama took a series of thinly veiled shots at the actions of his successor that he said tore at the […]
President Donald Trump on Thursday raised the idea of delaying the Nov. 3 U.S. elections, which the Constitution does not give him the power to do, words Democrats and some of his fellow Republicans immediately […]
Huawei became the biggest smartphone player in the world in the second quarter for the first time, a new report by Canalys shows, CNBC reported. The majority of sales came from China as its international […]
Some of Joe Biden’s allies are waging a campaign behind the scenes to stop Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., from becoming his vice president, CNBC reported. This disgruntled group of at least a dozen Biden backers, […]
Islam’s holiest observances began Wednesday as a small group of pilgrims arrived in Mecca to begin the Hajj, which has been dramatically scaled-back due to the coronavirus pandemic, Voice of America (VoA) reported. Instead of […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that members and staff would be required to wear masks in the House of Representatives during the coronavirus pandemic, Reuters writes. Members will be allowed to remove their […]
Facebook’s Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg stumbled at a congressional hearing on alleged abuse of market power on Wednesday, as lawmakers confronted the social media titan with damaging internal emails about the company’s acquisitions, Reuters reported. […]
With nearly seven months gone, an ambitious $36.5 billion target for Chinese imports of U.S. farm goods this year may not be quite out of reach, but it’s looking like a big, big stretch, Reuters […]
The U.S. economy likely contracted at its steepest pace since the Great Depression in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic destroyed consumer and business spending, potentially wiping out more than five years of growth, […]
Google and Facebook took particularly sharp jabs for alleged abuse of their market power from Democrats and Republicans on Wednesday in a much-anticipated congressional hearing that put four of America’s most prominent tech CEOs in […]
One person in the United States died about every minute from COVID-19 on Wednesday as the national death toll surpassed 150,000, the highest in the world, Reuters reported. The United States recorded 1,461 new deaths […]
The gold market is “very strong” and could hit $3,500 in two years, one analyst told CNBC. Prices have surged and reached record highs on Monday amid worries over the coronavirus pandemic and tensions between […]
Iran launched underground ballistic missiles at a mock U.S. Navy vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday morning, according to state TV, following a series of drills that had prompted two nearby U.S. military […]
China’s President Xi Jinping on Tuesday affirmed his country’s commitment to working with others, as he pushed for the cementing of the role of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in the global economic governance system, […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents arrested 19 people in connection with suspected human smuggling in Southern California early Tuesday when a panga boat landed on a beach near San Clemente, Fox News reported. The […]
Attorney General Bill Barr clashed with Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday over accusations that he is carrying out President Trump’s political wishes, as he appeared for a long-awaited hearing where tensions also flared […]
Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday asked the U.S. education secretary and head of a top government health agency for their correspondence with the White House to determine if political pressure influenced new federal recommendations on whether […]
Republicans in the White House and the U.S. Congress were in disarray over their own plan for providing $1 trillion in new coronavirus aid on Tuesday, as negotiations aimed at reaching a compromise bill with […]
MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon’s billionaire Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, has donated $1.7 billion of her wealth in the past year to causes including racial equality, LGBTQ rights, public health and climate change, she said […]
Tesla’s Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the company is open to licensing software and supplying powertrains and batteries, Reuters writes. Tesla has previously supplied batteries to Mercedes and Toyota Motor under […]
President Donald Trump groused on Tuesday about medical expert Anthony Fauci’s high approval ratings and joked that “nobody likes me” as he struggles to improve his standing with voters for his handling of the coronavirus […]
A half-dozen U.S. states in the South and West reported one-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday and cases in Texas passed the 400,000 mark as California health officials said Latinos made up more than […]
President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of Twitter on Monday and called to question the social media giant’s Trending section that he called “disgusting,” Fox News informed. Trump tweeted that it is “disgusting to watch Twitter’s so-called ‘Trending’, […]
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