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Congress in standoff on virus aid but first checks coming
Updated: 04/08/2020 7:58 PMWASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is rushing headlong into a conflict over the next coronavirus aid package as the White House wants to pump $250 billion in... -
Housing market chills, layoffs, companies boost virus fight
Updated: 04/08/2020 7:47 PMThe outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Wednesday related to the ... -
Virus outbreak delivers tech darlings a harsh reality check
Updated: 04/08/2020 7:46 PMJust as the coronavirus outbreak has boxed in society, it’s also squeezed high-flying tech companies reliant on people’s freedom to move around and ge... -
Second US study for COVID-19 vaccine uses skin-deep shots
Updated: 04/08/2020 7:29 PMWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. researchers have opened another safety test of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine, this one using a skin-deep shot instead of the... -
Enbridge seeks permits to build Great Lakes oil tunnel
Updated: 04/08/2020 6:12 PMTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Enbridge Inc. applied Wednesday for state and federal authorization to construct an oil pipeline tunnel beneath the Michig... -
Jobless claims report Thursday could hit 7 million or higher
Updated: 04/08/2020 5:47 PMWASHINGTON (AP) — The government is set to report another shocking level of unemployment claims Thursday even after nearly 10 million people applied ... -
Wall Street jumps 3.4%, actually holds on this time
Updated: 04/08/2020 5:09 PMNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks shot to a 3.4% gain on Wall Street Wednesday as investors chose to focus on the optimistic side of data about the coronavirus o... -
Feds eye loosening rules to allow some to return to work
Updated: 04/08/2020 4:42 PMWASHINGTON (AP) — In a first, small step toward reopening the country, the Trump administration could relax coronavirus guidelines as early as Wednesd... -
At emergency March meetings Fed pledged to use full arsenal
Updated: 04/08/2020 4:36 PMWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials pledged at two emergency meetings last month to use their full arsenal to bolster the U.S. economy being b... -
AP FACT CHECK: Trump skews truth on lending aid, virus risk
Updated: 04/08/2020 4:01 PMWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump offered a rosy portrait of a smoothly running federal emergency lending program for small businesses that doe... -
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