Stimulus Programs

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Time running out for stimulus proposal to pass before Election Day

WPXI 20 Oct 2020

The Senate also has two votes scheduled this week on stimulus proposals. There will be a vote Tuesday for a stand-alone Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) bill to help small businesses. Wednesday’s vote will be on a $500 billion stimulus proposal that Democrats blocked last month because they said it fell far short of what’s needed....

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Average credit scores rose slightly over the summer, despite record unemployment and economic pain

Business Insider 20 Oct 2020

Dornhelm added that both federal stimulus and deferment programs "are having a further effect of pushing out that stress for many people." ... Negotiations between Congress and the White House for a second stimulus package have stalled ever since the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or the $2.2 trillion CARES Act, passed in March....

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Second stimulus check: Last-minute talks continue on payments but time running out

The Post-Standard 20 Oct 2020

Could there be a last-minute agreement that will provide Americans with another round of stimulus payments? ... Instead, on Tuesday McConnell will preside over the vote on a smaller $500 billion bill that extends the Paycheck Protection Program, a measure that helps businesses keep employees....

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Report showing gains in bank access overshadowed by COVID

Times Free Press 20 Oct 2020

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — More Americans than ever obtained a basic bank account in 2019, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Monday ... Further, being unbanked makes it more difficult to get quick access to government programs, including the $1,200 stimulus payments that came earlier this year from the stimulus bill ... ....

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Report showing gains in bank access overshadowed by COVID (copy)

Daily Advance 20 Oct 2020

CHARLOTTE — More Americans than ever obtained a basic bank account in 2019, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Monday ... Further, being unbanked makes it more difficult to get quick access to government programs, including the $1,200 stimulus payments that came earlier this year from the stimulus bill. Copyright 2020 The Associated Press ... ....

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Vermont contest to award $1,000 to three by mid November

Rutland Herald 20 Oct 2020

16 ... 12 and runs to Nov ... The program is funded by a grant from Restart Vermont Regional Marketing and Stimulus, according to the association ... .......

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Vermont contest to award $1,000 to three by mid November (copy)

Times Argus 20 Oct 2020

16 ... 12 and runs to Nov ... The program is funded by a grant from Restart Vermont Regional Marketing and Stimulus, according to the association ... .......

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Voters Prefer Biden Over Trump on Almost All Major Issues, Poll Shows

Brattleboro Reformer 20 Oct 2020

Seven in 10 voters, including more than half of Republicans, said they wanted to see a new multitrillion-dollar stimulus program that includes government support for citizens and emergency help for state and local governments ... Biden has proposed as a form of economic stimulus....

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Sensex rises over 150 points; Nifty tops 11,900

The Times of India 20 Oct 2020

MUMBAI ... On the other hand, ONGC, Nestle India, SBI, ICICI Bank and IndusInd Bank were among the laggards ... "US equities witnessed selling pressure as increasing possibility of no agreement on fiscal stimulus program before election and rise in Covid-19 cases weighed on investors' sentiments,” he said ... Download ... Business . ....

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Pakistan braces for fresh protests with Imran Khan under pressure

The Times of India 20 Oct 2020

ISLAMABAD ... (Anti-government protest rally in Karachi) ... The military has been instrumental in getting rival political parties to coordinate during the pandemic while former and current officers are running key government programs including China’s Belt and Road projects in Pakistan and Khan’s main economic stimulus housing program ... Download ... Top Videos....

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Podcast: Cash, Credit and Covid-19

Diamonds Net 20 Oct 2020

RAPAPORT... The coronavirus crisis has split US jewelers into haves and have nots, explained Jewelers Board of Trade (JBT) president Erich Jacobs in the latest episode of the Rapaport Diamond Podcast ... 15.40 – The impact of the potential stimulus package. The initial Paycheck Protection Program saved close to 40,000 jobs in the jewelry industry ... ....

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Imran Khan under pressure as Pakistan protests gain momentum

Live Mint 20 Oct 2020

He secured a bail from Sindh High Court yesterday ... Khan ‘Worried’ ... The military has been instrumental in getting rival political parties to coordinate during the pandemic while former and current officers are running key government programs including China’s Belt and Road projects in Pakistan and Khan’s main economic stimulus housing program ... ....

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Emirates NBD 9-month income up 18% at $4.98bn

Gulf Daily News 20 Oct 2020

 Net interest income increased 21% y-o-y and non-funded income grew 9% y-o-y with the full year inclusion of DenizBank ... Emirates Islamic (EI) ... DenizBank ... Monetary policy remains highly accommodative, but some of the emergency fiscal stimulus programs are winding down and governments are mindful of widening deficits and increasing debt levels ... ....