The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 sent the U.S. (and the entire world) into a downward spiral. Lockdown orders were set in place, job losses skyrocketed and much of the economy tanked.

The economic assistance provided by the United States Government through stimulus checks has been a significant topic of discussion in recent years. These payments emerged from an unprecedented global ...

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank is weighing a broad package of stimulus measures including an interest rate cut and new bond purchases to counter worries that economic growth is ...

China's economy is transitioning away from previous growth drivers, UBS analyst Tao Wang wrote. That means Beijing is unlikely to launch the type of stimulus that earlier downturns saw. "Large stimuli ...