World Newspapers

World Newspapers: FED flexes muscle as Senate battles over aid

Mar 24, 2020 21:30

Senate Democrats on Monday blocked action for the second day in a row on a nearly $2 trillion emergency economic aid measure to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, insisting on stronger protections for workers and restrictions for bailed-out businesses as they struggled to reach a deal with the Trump administration. 104/214
World Newspapers: Senate talks on coronavirus stimulus bill continue

Mar 23, 2020 21:19

Senate leaders and Trump administration officials are resuming talks Monday morning on a giant stimulus bill aimed at propping up an economy hard-hit by the coronavirus after weekend negotiations failed to produce a deal. 101
World Newspapers: Restrictions rise, along with number of cases

Mar 20, 2020 22:07

The US State Department on Thursday warned Americans not to travel internationally and advised those still abroad to either return immediately or prepare to remain in place indefinitely, as much of the United States and Europe continued to shut down to stem the worsening global spread of the coronavirus. 214
World Newspapers: Wild rush for cash rattles markets

Mar 19, 2020 19:46

Dow sinks over 6%, closing below 20000, oil plumbs 18 years low, bonds walloped.
World Newspapers: Trump urges $1 trillion aid deal

Mar 18, 2020 21:38

Trump administration backed a plan to send checks directly to Americans as part of a stimulus package for households and businesses that could cost as much as $1 trillion, a dramatic step aimed at combating the sudden economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
World Newspapers: Business plungs in US as virus takes a toll

Mar 17, 2020 21:08

The stock fell even after the Federal Reserve embarked on a massive monetary stimulus campaign to curb slower economic growth amid the coronavirus outbreak. 207/205
World Newspapers: Fed cuts rates to near zero; Virus toll soars

Mar 16, 2020 21:34

With the fast-spreading coronavirus posing a dire threat to economic growth, the Federal Reserve on Sunday night took the dramatic step of slashing interest rates to near zero and unveiled a sweeping set of programs in an effort to backstop the United States economy. 101/214
Iran Newspapers: Rouhani assured the nation that no quarantine will impose

Mar 16, 2020 10:34

Iran's President underscored that the main need of society is to provide calmness based on the accurate briefing, saying that the government is obliged to calm the society with timely, accurate and explicit information, emphasizing that no quarantine will impose during the New Year holiday and services are provided to the people on a routine basis, noting that National Task Force for Fighting Coronavirus will decide on any restrictions.
World Newspapers: U.S. girds for ‘more suffering,’ widens travel ban

Mar 15, 2020 22:15

The White House announced Saturday that its sweeping travel restrictions will be expanded to include the United Kingdom and Ireland, as countries around the globe struggled to intensify efforts to combat the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
World Newspapers: Trump declares a national emergency

Mar 14, 2020 22:10

Trump declared a national emergency to confront the spread of the coronavirus Friday as his administration reached an agreement with House Democrats on a bipartisan economic relief package for Americans affected by the global pandemic. 101/219/201