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11/04/2021

Democrats manage to get 4 weeks of paid leave back into social spending bill. But it's still too early for Americans to count on

Democrats and advocates for paid leave cheered on Wednesday as a proposal that would give workers four weeks' leave was reinserted into the Build Back Better bill. However, the pending

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09/19/2021

His economic agenda on the line, Biden prepares to fight for tax increases on the wealthy

After a rough summer, President Joe Biden is getting ready to spend the autumn fighting for tax increases on the wealthiest Americans and corporations. The surge of the Covid-19 delta

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09/08/2021

Moderate Democrats want the $3.5 trillion spending plan to remove the limit on state and local tax deductions

A host of moderate Democrats say they won't support President Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion package without a repeal of the cap on state and local tax deductions, known as SALT.

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08/20/2021

Wildfires and higher pay for firefighters is a major focus of infrastructure bill

The $1 trillion infrastructure bill passed by the Senate this month includes money to raise wages for federal firefighters and Forest Service staff and would make about 1,000 temporary firefighting

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08/18/2021

Mortgage rates hit their highest level in a month, and weekly demand drops

The average rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to 3.06% from 2.99% last week. Applications to refinance a home loan, which are highly rate-sensitive, fell 5% last week from the

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08/11/2021

Fed should announce bond taper in September, begin it in October, says Dallas Fed President Kaplan

Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan said that the central bank should begin to taper its monthly purchases of Treasury bonds in October. His view that the Fed ought to begin

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08/11/2021

What the federal debt ceiling means to your wallet

If Congress can’t reach a deal on the debt ceiling in September, it will impact everything from equities to interest rates.  Here's a breakdown of what happens when the country

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07/22/2021

States cutting unemployment benefits didn't get people back to work, study finds

Twenty-five states have ended all or some federal benefits paid to the unemployed, including an extra $300 a week. Another state, Louisiana, will do so later this month. States said

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07/13/2021

Branson’s impact on commercial space race will be huge, says former NASA astronaut

On Sunday, Virgin Galactic successfully completed its first fully crewed test flight into suborbital space. “I think it's going to be huge,” said retired NASA astronaut Stott. “We’re on that

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07/01/2021

Wall Street expects European stocks to outperform the U.S. this year. Here’s why

Recent economic data out of the euro zone suggests its recovery is gathering steam, after a sluggish start due to persistent lockdown measures and a slow vaccine rollout. Mutual fund

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