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Biden proposes $2 trillion 'once-in-a-generation' investment in US economy
"It's a once-in-a-generation investment in America, unlike anything we've seen or done," Biden said in Pittsburgh
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Biden kicks off effort to reshape US economy with infrastructure package
He also aims to put corporate America on the hook for the tab, which is expected to grow to a combined $4 trillion once he rolls out the second part of his economic plan in April
Biden's $2-trn proposal: $174 bn for EVs, new funds for clean power
What Biden lays out Wednesday is just the first part of his long-term economic program, with a second round of initiatives to be announced in mid-April
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Biden to let Trump's H1-B visa ban expire, marking win for US tech firms
US President last month withdrew a related Trump executive order that stopped the issuance of new green cards.
S&P 500 hits record high ahead of Joe Biden's spending plan outline
The size and scale of the proposal, as well as the question of how it would be paid for is likely to set the stage for the next partisan clash in Congress.
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Wall Street opens higher on optimism over Joe Biden spending plan
Tech stocks lifted all three major indexes on Wednesday as investors awaited details on US President Joe Biden's massive infrastructure plan, while Wall Street eyed its fourth straight quarterly gain
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Top headlines: PLI for food processing; RBI relief for auto-debit payments
Business Standard brings you top news of the day
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Biden to unveil $2 trn investment plan to transform US' infrastructure
The American Jobs Plan, to be announced by Biden in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will create millions of good-paying jobs and rebuild the US infrastructure
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US: More than 4,000 migrants, children, crowded into Texas facility
The Biden administration for the first time allowed journalists inside its main border detention facility, revealing a overcrowded tent structure where more than 4,000 migrants were crammed into pods
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Biden administration declares Chinese actions in Xinjiang as 'genocide'
Amid escalating tensions with Beijing, the Biden administration declared Chinese actions against the Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang as 'genocide'
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90% US adults to be eligible for vaccine by April 19, says Joe Biden
President Joe Biden has announced that 90 per cent of the adults in the US would be eligible for Covid-19 vaccination by April 19 and the final 10 percent no later than May 1
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Biden boosts offshore wind energy, wants to power 10 million homes
The Biden administration said it's taking steps toward approving a huge wind farm off the New Jersey coast as part of an effort to generate electricity for over 10 million homes nationwide by 2030
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Biden targets big offshore wind energy expansion to fight climate change
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Biden administration extends federal moratorium on evictions
The Biden administration is extending a federal moratorium on evictions of tenants who have fallen behind on rent during the coronavirus pandemic
Rational expectations
Evolving conditions would lead to adjustment in markets
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Myanmar violence outrageous, US working on sanctions, says Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden on Sunday called the military violence in Myanmar "absolutely outrageous" and said Washington was working on reacting with sanctions
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President Biden's economic plan to focus first on infrastructure this week
President Joe Biden will lay out the first part of his multitrillion-dollar economic recovery package this week, focusing on rebuilding roads, bridges and other infrastructure
Biden invites PM Modi, other world leaders to virtual summit on climate
Biden will host a two-day climate summit of world leaders starting on Earth Day, April 22, in which he will outline the US goal for reductions of carbon emissions by 2030
North Korea snaps back at Joe Biden over criticism of missile launches
North Korea snapped back at Biden's criticism of its ballistic missile tests, calling his comments a provocation and encroachment on the North's right to self-defense
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Biden invites 40 leaders including PM Modi, Xinping to climate summit
US President Joe Biden has invited 40 world leaders including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a virtual leaders summit on climate scheduled for next month.
