By Igor Studenkov | on January 24, 2022 Palatine Village Council voted unanimously on Jan. 10 to use around $1.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) stimulus funding to buy a replacement platform fire truck and replace 50 emergency services in-vehicle computers with […]
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Stimulus benefit that helps pay for internet and a new laptop has deadline coming this week Since May, more than 8.5 million U.S. households have signed up for pandemic aid set aside to provide struggling Americans with monthly discounts of up to $75 on internet service, and one-time savings on […]
Michael Burrell / iStock.com A lot happened in the world of finances in 2021. The IRS continued issuing its second round of Economic Impact Payments in January and another round in March, and some states issued a fourth round of stimulus checks as well. In the world of Social Security, […]
Stocks rose Monday ahead of a busy week of corporate earnings results, a Federal Open Market Committee monetary policy meeting and plethora of economic data reports. Each of the three major indices held in slightly positive territory Monday afternoon, with the information technology and materials sectors leading gains in the […]
Officials in Washington are inching closer to providing Americans with more financial relief from the coronavirus, and it’s sounding more and more likely that a new aid package will include another round of direct payments — you know, those popular “stimulus checks.” (Not to mention direct deposits and debit cards.) […]
(Bloomberg) — Elon Musk, whose Tesla Inc. was a major beneficiary of government stimulus in the wake of the last global financial crisis, has soured on the concept. The outspoken chief executive officer of both Tesla and U.S. government contractor SpaceX tweeted Friday that “another government stimulus package is not […]
Stock futures edged lower Tuesday evening as investors digested a batch of corporate earnings results, and eyed a rocky start to talks over another round of coronavirus-related fiscal stimulus in Washington. Tech shares fell anew during the regular session Tuesday, with the Nasdaq Composite touching a record intraday high in […]
(For a live blog on the U.S. stock market, click or type LIVE/ in a news window) * Energy stocks rise most since June 5 * Tesla loses ground after JPM downgrade * Coca-Cola rises on demand rebound * Indexes: Dow up 0.60%, S&P rises 0.17%, Nasdaq down 0.81% (Adds […]
Oil prices hit a four-month high on Tuesday as the promise of major stimulus packages in the EU and the U.S. counter-balanced an increase in COVID cases. Chart of the Week – U.S. liquid fuels consumption is expected to continue to rise in the second half of 2020, but […]
Stocks held mostly higher after European Union leaders agreed to a breakthrough fiscal stimulus deal to help support the virus-stricken region. The Nasdaq Composite hit a record high before retreating. After nearly five days of discussions, the 27 governments comprising the EU agreed to create a 750 billion euro, or […]