U.S. Economy

Harris, a first-term California senator and a former state attorney general and San Francisco district attorney, has become a reliable surrogate for Biden.

Combined, the four measures would inject about $165 billion of liquidity into the U.S. economy in the short-term and add $10 billion to the nation's deficit.

President Trump's decision to halt the collection of payroll taxes could add an additional $40 billion a month to the paychecks of Americans.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Monday that he expects most states to administer the extra benefit by the end of August. 

The Labor Department expects enhanced unemployment checks to go out in roughly two weeks, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Tuesday.

Since the program launched at the beginning of April, more than 5.2 million loans worth about $525 billion had been distributed, saving some 51 million jobs.

About 34% of renters, or roughly 23.7 million Americans, have little to no confidence that they'll be able to pay their August rent.

With negotiations over another coronavirus relief package at a standstill, here's an update on the possibility of a second $1,200 stimulus check.

Trump's executive orders includes a postponement of the collection of payroll taxes from Sept. 1 through Dec. 31 for individuals earning less than $2,000 per week.

The U.S. Federal Reserve announced Monday how much each large bank that underwent its 2020 stress tests will have to hold in additional capital

The unemployment rate is "undoubtedly" higher than the 10.2% reported for July, Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans said on Sunday.

At the beginning of June, the IRS still had to pay out between 30 million and 35 million checks. Here's what to do if the government owes you money.

The clock is ticking for both parties to meet their self-imposed Friday deadline to cut a deal on the next round of emergency aid.

Leisure and hospitality accounted for the bulk of the hiring, adding 592,000 new positions.

The Labor Department's July jobs report, released Friday, shed light on the labor market's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

The $670 billion Paycheck Protection Program will officially close to new applicants on Aug. 8.

President Trump has been considering taking executive action to provide coronavirus relief to Americans as Congress languishes in ongoing negotiations over their next stimulus package, and in a Thursday interview with Geraldo Rivera he revealed at least part of what that could entail.

The weekly jobless figures from the Labor Department shed light on the job markets' slow recovery from the pandemic.

The $670 billion rescue fund, created when Congress passed the CARES Act at the end of March, will officially expire on Saturday.

The employees who made the requests to company management were members of a task force commissioned to help find answers to the clothing giant's internal diversity problems.