economic stimulus

The U.S. dollar rose against most major currencies Monday afternoon after enthusiasm about China's massive economic stimulus faded and ongoing concerns about the health of the global economy returned.

The federal government issued another $976.5 million worth of economic stimulus checks to American households in October, the Treasury Department announced Friday.

Personal income fell in July after surging the prior two months because of $90 billion in economic stimulus payments.

Consumers sought the biggest bang for their economic stimulus bucks in June, sending the sales of discount merchants such as Wal-Mart and Costco surging.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. trounced analyst expectations Thursday with a 5.8% jump in June sales for stores open at least one year, attributing the increase to the government's economic stimulus payments.

The Treasury Department said Friday that it sent out 9.7 million economic stimulus checks this week, totaling $7.5 billion.

Only two weeks remain until the majority of the stimulus payments are distributed, according to the Treasury Department.

The Treasury Department said Friday that it sent out 9.1 million economic stimulus checks this week, totaling $6.9 billion.

The government has intercepted $842 million in economic stimulus payments for 1.5 million Americans who have skipped out on child support obligations, student loans or tax bills.

The Treasury Department said Friday it sent out 5.7 million economic stimulus payments this week, totaling more than $4 billion, as part of the government's plan to reinvigorate the nation's sluggish economy.

Why do some countries' economies grow and others don't? A World Bank commission says that, among other things, the ones that grow invest in their infrastructure.

Commentator Robert Reich says that's what the United States ought to do.