stimulus checks

RMG workers returned to Dhaka after they were called back by their employers only to leave again the next day. PHOTO: MUMIT M
RMG

Stimulus cheques pave way for digital payments to RMG workers

Many apparel factories have shifted to digital payments from hand cash to manage hassle and additional costs

A woman shows U.S. dollar bills at her home in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 28, 2018. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci.
Coronavirus chronicle

Households including most US children to get monthly stimulus payment

A customer counts his cash at the register while purchasing an item at a Best Buy store in Flushing, New York March 27, 2010. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi
Global Economy

Stimulus checks boost US consumer spending in March