Volatile markets like the one induced by COVID-19 often produce calls to close the stock exchange. It’s always a bad idea.
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Tag Archives: COVID-19
Conjuring $2 Trillion
In what is likely the largest public spending bill in history, Congress conjured $2 trillion seemingly out of thin air. How?
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Volunteers Fighting COVID-19
Hospital personnel are in the trenches fighting COVID-19, but wars are won with ample reserves and resources behind the lines.
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A Desperate Governor In Desperate Times
A desperate Gov. Andrew Cuomo pleads to put New York at the head of the line for federal help to prevent epic loss of life.
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Yankee, Stay Home
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tells New Yorkers to stay away, but social distancing must begin at home.
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Small Business Health In Viral Times
New federal paid-leave rules are a down payment on a treatment plan for the pandemic’s economic symptoms.
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Selling Treasuries, Buying Charmin
This week, the only assets people did not rush to sell were food staples, medical supplies and hygienic paper products.
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Absorbing A Business Hit From COVID-19
For virally challenged businesses, meaning nearly all of them, questions are coming faster than answers.
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Is America Taking A (Super)power Nap?
Will COVID-19 trigger the Recession of 2020? Maybe, but either way it will undoubtedly feel like it for many Americans.
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Scarce Hospitality In Florida
Two distressed cruise ships are in desperate need of aid and comfort, but find little welcome in Florida’s maritime hubs.
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