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President-elect Biden said he will call for $1,400 stimulus checks and more vaccine funds in a new coronavirus economic relief package when he takes office this month.

President-elect Biden said he will call for $1,400 stimulus checks and more vaccine funds in a new coronavirus economic relief package when he takes office this month.

President-elect Joe Biden has proposed a major stimulus bill to continue efforts to help the economy recover from COVID-19. The cost: nearly two trillion dollars.

According to a new Bankrate survey conducted by YouGov, Latinos and Black Americans pay more than twice the amount in banking fees that white Americans do. When asked about fees such as ATM, overdraft, and routine service charges, Latino respondents said they paid $14 per month on average for checking accounts at banks or credit unions, while Black respondents said they paid $12 a month. The average for other respondents was $5 per month. The survey polled 2,743 adults in December, and among th...

President-elect Biden said he will call for $1,400 stimulus checks and more vaccine funds in a new coronavirus economic relief package when he takes office this month.

The number of American workers seeking state unemployment benefits last week blew by expectations to 965,000

The Labor Department on Thursday released its latest data on the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits.

Initial unemployment-insurance benefit claims in North Carolina increased again last week, but at a much lower rate, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday.

The 75,444 new claims show that businesses are continuing to struggle as COVID-19 surges and vaccination efforts falter.

The jobs crisis in the U.S. is worsening. Nearly 1.4 million people filed new jobless claims in the week ending January 9.