Tag: stimulus checks

Macy’s Emerges From Pandemic by Swinging to Surprise Profit

Macy’s emerged from an unprecedented year with a surprising swing back into the profit column and it boosted its guidance for all of 2021. Sales were fueled by government stimulus checks and the massive rollout of vaccines that have emboldened Americans to head outdoors again, the company said. “Clearly our customer is ready to get…


Citing Major Budget Surplus, Newsom Proposes $600 Rebate Checks

LOS ANGELES—Nearly two-thirds of residents in Southern California and across the state would receive $600 state stimulus checks under a rebate proposal Gov. Gavin Newsom announced May 10, while families with children would receive an extra $500. “We are tripling the Golden State Stimulus to get money in the hands of more middle-class Californians who…


Federal Agencies Send out 5th Batch of Stimulus Checks Worth $3.4 Billion

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said on April 14 that federal agencies are in the midst of sending out a fifth batch of stimulus checks, amounting to nearly 2 million payments worth over $3.4 billion, with eligible recipients likely to see the funds arriving in their bank accounts starting Wednesday. The IRS, the Department of…


SSA Sends Data to IRS to Speed Up $1,400 Stimulus Checks Delivery

The Social Security Administration (SSA) transferred payment data to the IRS to speed up issuing stimulus checks to almost 30 million eligible people. The move comes after a group of congressmen expressed their alarm over the long wait and beneficiaries not getting the checks. People entitled to Social Security, SSI (Supplemental Security Income), Veterans Affairs,…


Payment Data Sent to IRS to Speed Up $1,400 Stimulus Check Delivery

The Social Security Administration (SSA) transferred payment data to the IRS to speed up issuing stimulus checks to almost 30 million eligible people. The move comes after a group of congressmen expressed their alarm over the long wait and beneficiaries not getting the checks. People entitled to Social Security, SSI (Supplemental Security Income), Veterans Affairs,…


Video: Facts Matter (March 24): Supreme Court Rejects Facebook Appeal in $15 Billion Lawsuit; Stimulus For Illegals

The Supreme Court just rejected an appeal from Facebook, meaning that a class-action lawsuit against the company—which was allegedly secretly tracking users on other websites—can now move forward. Meanwhile, according to a new report, illegal immigrants in America will receive $4.3 billion in stimulus checks. Facts Matter is an Epoch Times show available on YouTube. Follow…


Biden Says 100 Million Stimulus Checks to Be Delivered to Americans Within Ten Days

President Joe Biden said Monday over 100 million economic impact payments will have been delivered to Americans within the next ten days. The cash payments, amounting to $1,400 for most recipients, are part of the American Rescue Plan that Biden signed into law last Thursday. “Shots in arms and money in pockets. That is important,”…


Biden Says 100 Million Stimulus Checks to Be Delivered to Americans Within 10 Days

President Joe Biden said Monday over 100 million economic impact payments will have been delivered to Americans within the next 10 days. The cash payments, amounting to $1,400 for most recipients, are part of the American Rescue Plan that Biden signed into law last Thursday. “Shots in arms and money in pockets. That is important,”…


IRS Starts Processing $1,400 Stimulus Checks, Payments to Start Showing up This Weekend

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) began processing a new wave of stimulus payments with the first checks expected to appear in bank accounts this weekend. The $1.9 trillion stimulus package signed by President Joe Biden on Thursday includes $1,400 direct payments to qualifying individuals. “The payments will be delivered automatically to…


Banking and Consumer Groups Urge Yellen to Close Loophole That Lets Debt Collectors Seize $1,400 Stimulus Checks

A coalition of consumer and banking groups is urging Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to take action to close a loophole in the recently passed $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill that allows the $1,400 direct payments to American families to be seized by debt collectors. The economic impact payments (EIP), as the stimulus checks are formally…