Monthly Archives: March 2020
How to Prepare Your Home and Family for a Spreading Outbreak
(Associated Press) As the new coronavirus keeps turning up in more places, health experts say it's wise to prepare for wider spread. But people...
Staring at the Abyss of a Credit Crunch
(Bloomberg) A key gauge of banking-sector risk is indicating stress in dollar funding markets as equities around the world tank on growing virus...
WATCH: MSNBC’s Brian Williams, New York Times Editor Fail at Basic Financial Math
$500,000,000 ÷ 327,000,000 people = $__________
(Daily Wire) MSNBC’s Brian Williams and New York Times Editorial Board Member Mara Gay made an embarrassing math error...
Congressman: Financial Transaction Tax Is a Tax on Americans’ Retirement Savings
WASHINGTON – Republican Leader of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), sent a letter to Chairwoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), urging her to...
Will Your Health Insurance Cover Coronavirus Tests? Pence Says Yes
(Associated Press) A day after Vice President Mike Pence assured Americans that lab tests for coronavirus would be covered by private and government health...
RECORD LOW: What a 30-year Fixed Mortgage Rate of 3.29% Means for Housing
(Associated Press) The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage has hit a record low of 3.29%, driven down by investors shifting money into...
Trump Store Opens in Heart of Contested Philadelphia Suburbs
(Associated Press) A shop selling President Donald Trump-themed merchandise in a suburban Philadelphia strip mall has emerged as a magnet for the president's backers...
Coronavirus Blackmail: China Hints at Restricting Pharmaceutical Exports
(ZeroHedge) China's CCP media mouthpiece, Xinhua News, has published a new article titled "Be bold: the world owes China a thank you."
In it, the author...
Former PBS Host Ordered to Pay $1.5 Million in Wake of Sexual Misconduct Claims
(Associated Press) A jury decided Wednesday that former television talk show host Tavis Smiley, who was fired amid allegations of workplace sexual misconduct at...
As Virus Spreads, Companies Impose Rationing on Customers — Trim Outlooks, Travel and Staff
(Associated Press) ALTERED EXPECTATIONS: General Electric Co. General Electric believes the viral outbreak could have a negative impact of about $300 million to $500...
