Waiting for coronavirus stimulus check? Direct deposit information is due Wednesday, IRS says
If taxpayers don't provide their direct deposit information by noon on May 13, they'll have to wait to receive their payment by mail.
If taxpayers don't provide their direct deposit information by noon on May 13, they'll have to wait to receive their payment by mail.
Stocks surge as economic recovery hopes put record unemployment in the rearview mirror
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained over 455 points, or 1.91 percent, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.69 percent and 1.58 percent, respectively.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained over 455 points, or 1.91 percent, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.69 percent and 1.58 percent, respectively.
Coronavirus stimulus cash: Foreign workers, relatives of dead asked to send $1,200 checks back
Both groups are considered ineligible for the payments.
Both groups are considered ineligible for the payments.
Coronavirus forcing early retirement? Here are your options
More than 30 million Americans have filed for unemployment since mid-March.
More than 30 million Americans have filed for unemployment since mid-March.
What should I do if I think my coronavirus stimulus check amount is wrong?
The IRS has sent millions of Americans their coronavirus stimulus payments, but some are not getting the amounts they expected. What should you do if you think your coronavirus stimulus check amount is wrong?
The IRS has sent millions of Americans their coronavirus stimulus payments, but some are not getting the amounts they expected. What should you do if you think your coronavirus stimulus check amount is wrong?
Consumer debt surged to $14.3T before worst of coronavirus crisis, Fed says
Mortgage balances, the largest component of household debt in the U.S., jumped by $156 billion in the first quarter.
Mortgage balances, the largest component of household debt in the U.S., jumped by $156 billion in the first quarter.
In coronavirus economy, here's how to pay off credit card debt
Your first step right now should be to ask your credit card issuer for a break.
Your first step right now should be to ask your credit card issuer for a break.
Coronavirus stimulus cash: IRS warns VA, SSI recipients about approaching deadline
If some beneficiaries don’t fill out a form by Tuesday they may receive inaccurate payments.
If some beneficiaries don’t fill out a form by Tuesday they may receive inaccurate payments.
Emergency loans can help during coronavirus crisis — where to get one
Consider these loans only as a last resort.
Consider these loans only as a last resort.
Billionaires got $283B richer during coronavirus: Study
U.S. billionaire wealth collectively increased by $238 billion, a 10 percent gain, from March 18 to April 10 when more than 22 million Americans lost their jobs, according to a study by the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive think-tank.
U.S. billionaire wealth collectively increased by $238 billion, a 10 percent gain, from March 18 to April 10 when more than 22 million Americans lost their jobs, according to a study by the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive think-tank.
Landlords, lenders brace for nationwide rent strike
It’s the first of the month and the rent is due. But, tenants in the nation’s biggest cities are striking because they simply can’t afford to pay the rent, as many have been left without jobs due to economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
It’s the first of the month and the rent is due. But, tenants in the nation’s biggest cities are striking because they simply can’t afford to pay the rent, as many have been left without jobs due to economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
US jobless claims soar past 30 million as 3.8 million more workers seek aid
More than 3.8 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the U.S. economy slid further into a crisis that is becoming the most devastating since the 1930s.
More than 3.8 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the U.S. economy slid further into a crisis that is becoming the most devastating since the 1930s.
People, businesses struggling to survive due to failing economy during COVID-19 crisis
Economists like to talk about numbers, but behind the numbers are people.
Economists like to talk about numbers, but behind the numbers are people.
Many laid-off US workers due to coronavirus might make more money with unemployment benefits
Unemployment benefits, combined with the additional coronavirus stimulus relief, means the average weekly payment to a laid-off worker should rise to about $978.
Unemployment benefits, combined with the additional coronavirus stimulus relief, means the average weekly payment to a laid-off worker should rise to about $978.
US economy shrank at 4.8% rate last quarter as coronavirus struck
The U.S. economy shrank at a 4.8% annual rate last quarter as the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of the country and began triggering a recession that will end the longest expansion on record.
The U.S. economy shrank at a 4.8% annual rate last quarter as the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of the country and began triggering a recession that will end the longest expansion on record.
US unemployment claims surge by another 4.4 million
More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as job cuts escalated across an economy that remains all but shut down, the government said Thursday.
More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as job cuts escalated across an economy that remains all but shut down, the government said Thursday.
People missing out on stimulus checks because spouses are immigrants
Roughly 1.2 million U.S. citizens did not receive stimulus checks because they are married to immigrants who don’t have social security numbers and joint-filed their taxes.
Roughly 1.2 million U.S. citizens did not receive stimulus checks because they are married to immigrants who don’t have social security numbers and joint-filed their taxes.
Oil price goes negative as demand collapses; stocks dip
The price for oil plummeted to negative $3.70 per barrel, as of 2:15 p.m. Eastern time.
The price for oil plummeted to negative $3.70 per barrel, as of 2:15 p.m. Eastern time.
USDA announces $19 billion Coronavirus Food Assistance Program to support food producers
Farmers, ranchers and producers would receive $16 billion in direct payments from the program, while $3 billion would be dedicated to the purchase of food products to be distributed to Americans in need.
Farmers, ranchers and producers would receive $16 billion in direct payments from the program, while $3 billion would be dedicated to the purchase of food products to be distributed to Americans in need.
Reopening US could require thousands more public health workers
Without the extra help, officials insist, states cannot possibly be ready to resume normal everyday activities.
Without the extra help, officials insist, states cannot possibly be ready to resume normal everyday activities.