Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday closed off chances that the Senate would pass anytime soon a House bill that would give most Americans $2,000 stimulus payments.
WASHINGTON Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday closed off chances of the Senate acting anytime soon on a House bill that would give most Americans $2,000 stimulus payments.
The Kentucky Republican said the House legislation, approved in a bipartisan vote Monday, “has no realistic p
145 Costco employees test positive for Covid-19 in Washington state
From CNN s Kay Jones and Chuck Johnston
A Covid-19 outbreak has been confirmed at a Costco store in Washington state.
According to a news release from the Yakima Health District, 145 Costco employees have tested positive for Covid-19. Employees who have tested positive have completed their quarantine or isolation period, the release said.
“As Costco continues its site wide testing, we anticipate the number of cases to continue to go up over the next few days as results are received, Melissa Sixberry, director of Disease Control 3 at Yakima Health, said in the release.
NEW YORK • The Singapore dollar, euro, and Aussie and New Zealand dollars all posted more than two-year highs against the struggling greenback.
The Singapore dollar was trading at US$1.3230 yesterday morning, up 1.7 per cent for the year. This is also the highest for the Singdollar since April 2018.
Investors are betting that an improving economic outlook as Covid-19 vaccines are rolled out and unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus will boost global growth and asset prices this year.
US economic growth is expected to drag behind peers, however, with the US currency also suffering from rising fiscal and current account deficits as the government increases spending to tackle coronavirus-related business shutdowns.