Economic stimulus
A customer wears a mask as she waits to get a receipt at a register in Target store in Vernon Hills, Ill., Sunday, May 23, 2021. Consumer spending was flat in May while incomes dropped for a second month as the impact of the government’s individual impact payments waned. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
May consumer spending flat; incomes fall and prices jump

By Martin Crutsinger Jun. 25, 2021 11:51 AM EDT

About $140 million in stimulus money targeted for tourism

Jun. 24, 2021 12:28 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's tourism and entertainment businesses, hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, are getting some financial help to recover. ...

North Rhine-Westphalia's State Premier and head of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, Armin Laschet, left, and Bavaria's State Premier and leader of the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU) Markus Soeder arrive for a CDU/CSU leadership in Berlin, Sunday June 20, 2021, on the eve of the unveiling of their electoral program ahead of the September general election. (Odd Andersen/Pool via AP)
Merkel's bloc pledges stability, renewal to German voters

By Geir Moulson Jun. 21, 2021 08:47 AM EDT

A currency trader walks near the screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, June 17, 2021. Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower Thursday after the Federal Reserve indicated it might ease off economic stimulus earlier than previously thought.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Asian stocks follow Wall St lower on Fed hints at rate hikes

By Joe Mcdonald Jun. 16, 2021 02:40 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct.5,2020 file photo red warning lights shine on the building of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. The European Central Bank is expected to leave its stimulus efforts running full steam Thursday _ even as the economy in the 19 countries that use the euro currency shows more and more signs of a robust recovery as pandemic restrictions ease. (AP Photo/Michael Probst,file)
Europe's stimulus likely to keep running as economies reopen

By David Mchugh Jun. 09, 2021 06:34 AM EDT

A woman and her trainer workout outside the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, June 7, 2021. Stocks are nudging mostly higher in early trading, putting the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average back near the record highs they reached a month ago. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
US trade deficit dips to $68.9 billion with exports up

By Martin Crutsinger Jun. 08, 2021 10:10 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 5, 2020, file photo, Elizabeth Ruiz, 7, puts up post-it notes on her mother's car window that spell out "God Bless U" as she and her mother Daylin Lemus, of Adelphi, Md., wait in a line of hundreds of cars to receive a Catholic Charities distribution of food at Northwestern High School, in Hyattsville, Md. The Department of Agriculture is sending $1 billion to the country’s food bank networks, seeking to expand the reach of the system and revamp the way food banks acquire and distribute aid. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
USDA sending $1B in funding to country's food bank networks

By Ashraf Khalil Jun. 04, 2021 05:26 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb.14, 2021 file photo the lights of the bridges and buildings are reflected in the river Main in Frankfurt, Germany, Germany Economy. The German economy, Europe's biggest, may grow by up to 4% this year as the coronavirus pandemic recedes, a senior official said Thursday. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, file)
Germany says economy may grow 4% this year as pandemic eases

Jun. 03, 2021 07:43 AM EDT

A man wearing a face mask walks along an empty road in front of the Twin Towers during the first day of Full Movement Control Order (MCO) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Malls and most businesses in Malaysia shuttered Tuesday as the country began its second near total coronavirus lockdown to tackle a worsening pandemic that has put its healthcare system on the verge of collapse. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Businesses shut as Malaysia enters second virus lockdown

By Eileen Ng Jun. 01, 2021 12:01 AM EDT

Amtrak Empire Builder resumes daily service across Montana

May. 25, 2021 02:10 PM EDT
KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Amtrak's Empire Builder train has resumed daily service from Chicago to Seattle and Portland, including a dozen stops along Montana's...

A man and a woman wearing protective masks stand in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in Tokyo. Asian stock markets rose Wednesday as inflation fears eased and investors looked ahead to U.S. data that are expected to show economic growth accelerating. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Asian shares advance as investors await US growth data

By Joe Mcdonald May. 25, 2021 02:43 AM EDT

Ecuador's new President Guillermo Lasso wears the presidential sash after his inauguration ceremony outside the National Assembly in Quito, Ecuador, Monday, May 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Former banker Guillermo Lasso becomes president in Ecuador

May. 24, 2021 02:36 PM EDT

Colorado Governor Jared Polis makes a point during a news conference on the state's response to the spread of the coronavirus Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Budget, housing, jobs, health top Colorado fed relief plans

May. 24, 2021 12:54 PM EDT

Cyprus president unveils 'ambitious' economic stimulus plan

May. 17, 2021 10:15 AM EDT
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' president on Monday unveiled a 4.4 billion-euro ($5.34 billion) economic stimulus plan, which he described as the “most...

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 28, 2021 file photo, European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni addresses the plenary chamber at the European Parliament in Brussels. The European Union's top economy official said Monday, May 10, 2021 that the measures the EU and its 27 member states have in the works to come out of the pandemic total some US dollars 5.85 trillion. EU economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni told a European Parliament Committee said that if comparisons are made with U.S. President Biden pandemic stimulus relief package, the 27-nation EU can confidently stand next to to Washington when all efforts are counted together. (Johanna Geron, Pool via AP, File)
EU: Pandemic measures to total about $5.85 trillion

By Raf Casert May. 10, 2021 10:37 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 15, 2021, file photo, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., speaks during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Every Republican in Congress voted against the $1.9 trillion "American Rescue Plan," which President Joe Biden signed into law three months ago. But ever since, Republicans from New York and Indiana to Texas and Washington state have promoted elements of legislation that would not  exist if they had their way. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool, File)
Republicans promote pandemic relief they voted against

By Steve Peoples May. 06, 2021 12:05 AM EDT

Montana Legislature wraps up with $12B, two-year budget

By Amy Beth Hanson Apr. 29, 2021 07:03 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Legislature wrapped up its 2021 session Thursday having passed a $12 billion two-year budget, set a framework for spending $2...

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020 file photo, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell appears before the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. A Federal Reserve survey has found that the economy was rebounding in late February through early April, helped by billions of dollars in a new round of stimulus payments and the stepped-up rollout of coronavirus vaccines. The new survey released Wednesday, April 14, 2021 showed that the Fed's business contacts around the country were expressing more optimism about the economy's outlook as activity accelerated. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)
Fed survey: Economy rebounding, helped by stimulus, vaccines

By Martin Crutsinger Apr. 14, 2021 02:58 PM EDT

Bank of America signage is shown Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, in Atlanta. The nation’s largest banks are expected to report big profits for the first quarter, Tuesday, April 13, amid renewed confidence that pandemic-battered consumers and businesses can repay their debts and start borrowing again(AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Banks to see big profits as COVID 'bad' loans become 'good'

By Ken Sweet Apr. 13, 2021 12:36 PM EDT

Some Nebraska college students to get $3,000 in pandemic aid

Apr. 12, 2021 05:55 PM EDT
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nearly 3,000 students who attend one of Nebraska's state colleges will be eligible for up to $3,000 in additional aid because of the...