Money Watch

• Dow plummets 500 points as volatility returns to stock market
• Mayor Barrett calls to raise minimum wage to $15 for all city employees
• Tips for saving on fuel for your summer road trips
• Low-income Americans can now register for expanded child tax credit
• Biden administration will return $2 billion to military projects that had been set aside for border wall construction
• Stimulus payment adjustments are still going out to people whose 2020 taxes show they lost income
• Home equity grew by $2 trillion in the first quarter
• House committee approves $547 billion surface transportation package
• Wisconsin at risk of losing $2.3 billion for K-12 schools
• Paint just got a lot more expensive
• 'Unprecedented' revenue growth forecast for Wisconsin budget
• $6 trillion stimulus: Here's who got relief money so far
• Biden has released his $6 trillion budget. Here's what's in it.
• White House to propose $6 trillion budget for 2022
• Jeff Bezos will step down as Amazon CEO on July 5
• GOP lawmakers want to eliminate extra $300/week federal unemployment benefits to address workforce shortages
• 88% of children covered by monthly payments starting in July
• From an expert: Last minute tax tips -- a money saving plan for procrastinators
• Amazon seeks to hire 75,000; offers $100 to vaccinated hires
• Gas prices top $3 per gallon, the first time since 2014
• Wisconsin receiving less than expected from federal stimulus
• US Mint wants you to help choose the pioneering women that will appear on its new quarters
• US weighs unfreezing $1 billion in Iranian funds
• Biden seeks $80 billion to boost IRS enforcement
• Here's how Biden wants to raise taxes on the wealthy and corporations
• Gov. Evers announces up to $420M for small businesses affected by COVID pandemic
• Here's why car prices are at record highs — and still rising
• GameStop CEO George Sherman is stepping down, sending the stock soaring
• Property taxes would increase slightly less under Evers plan
• Biden administration to provide $150 million to boost Covid response in underserved and vulnerable areas
• Consumers have $5.4 trillion in excess savings -- that could unleash a global spending boom
• SpaceX wins $2.9 billion NASA contract for lunar lander
• $1,400 stimulus checks helped March retail sales soar 9.8%
• 2020 taxes: Everything you need to know about filing this year
• Biden admin intends to move forward with $23B UAE weapons sales
• Stimulus-enhanced child tax credits should start flowing in July, IRS chief says
• From an expert: Learning the basics about money 💲
• Biden wants Amazon to 'start paying their taxes'
• Taxpayers who already filed returns will automatically get stimulus break on unemployment benefits, IRS says
• Biden promises 'once-in-a-generation' investment during pitch for $2 trillion infrastructure and climate plan
• US receives $335M from Sudan for victims of terrorist attacks
• The pandemic pushed early retirement, here is how experts say you can stretch your savings
• Nursing home residents have a little more time to spend stimulus checks before losing Medicaid
• Some Social Security recipients are still waiting for their stimulus checks
• $23.74/hour wage: Milwaukee Post Office looking to hire tractor trailer drivers
• Next batch of stimulus payments ramps up paper checks and debit cards
• IRS chief warns start of child tax credit payments may be delayed
• Republicans block Evers' building budget for now
• IRS plans to delay this year's tax filing deadline to mid-May
• New unemployment benefits could be delayed for Wisconsin residents
• Stimulus payments will start going out this weekend
• A guide to what you can expect to get from the $1.9 trillion stimulus package
• Congress sends $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package to Biden's desk
• Kohl's reports mixed 4Q results but offers upbeat outlook
• Wisconsin's BBB, DFI warn businesses about misleading solicitations
• Adults 18-24 report highest scam risk in 2020, BBB says
• US stocks surge as bond markets take a breather
• Elizabeth Warren proposes wealth tax on 'ultra-millionaires'
• Here's what you can expect to get from the $1.9 trillion House stimulus
• Kohl's tried striking a deal with Amazon -- it wasn't enough
• $23/hour starting wage: Uline wants to hire 250 warehouse positions for Kenosha, Pleasant Prairie
• Evers proposes $2.4 billion in building projects
• Biden administration changes PPP rules to help reach the smallest businesses
• Copper prices are soaring -- here's why that's good news for the recovery
• Gas prices to increase as Texas refineries freeze
• Evers provides $480M in tax relief for WI businesses, families impacted by pandemic
• US oil rises above $60 as Texas gets pummeled with ice and snow
• Drop box for tax documents installed at department of revenue Milwaukee service center
• Congress' Covid relief negotiations: Stimulus talks get into full swing
• Elon Musk, the world's richest man, is about to get a whole lot richer
• Gov. Evers proposes allowing communities to raise sales tax
• Mr. Peanut joins the Skippy family in a $3.4 billion sale
• SpaceX just got a big contract to launch two pieces of a future Moon space station
• Aldi plans to open 100 new US stores this year
• Lottery credit lowers tax bills for Wisconsin homeowners by an average $161
• Tesla's $1.5 billion investment sends bitcoin to record highs
• Why you shouldn't expect another stimulus check for weeks -- if at all
• Lawsuit targeting Foxconn says Taiwanese company violated contract in Wisconsin
• Blank: UW-Madison faces $320 million pandemic loss by June
• Kohl's offers mixed picture for holiday quarter
• Dow surges as stocks recover from GameStop mania
• Silver surges as Reddit army targets precious metals
• US stocks post their worst month since October as the GameStop frenzy rages
• Dow slips while GameStop and others continue to soar
• Inside Robinhood, the free trading app at the heart of the GameStop mania
• Plans for a new Milwaukee Public Museum move forward
• Legislature's campaign committees spent record $12.1 million
• Stocks open higher on Wall Street a day after a sell-off
• Milwaukee company stock skyrockets following internet market phenomenon
• Everything you need to know about how a Reddit group blew up GameStop's stock
• Elon Musk tweet fuels frenzied GameStop surge
• Biden extends student loan payment deferrals until October
• Milwaukee Common Council votes to accept $9.7M grant for more police officers
• Here's what's in Biden's $1.9 trillion economic rescue package
• New $300 weekly federal unemployment benefits start to reach Americans in need
• US unemployment claims jump to 965,000 as virus takes toll
• 'We're All In' grants provide nearly $240M total to Wisconsin small businesses
• Bitcoin tops $40,000 -- just days after passing $30,000
• Elon Musk overtakes Jeff Bezos to become world's richest person
• Cannabis stocks soar, Big Tech sinks following Georgia elections