Monthly Archives: April 2020
Economic Devastation Looms on a Good Friday Like No Other
(Associated Press) Christians around the world observed a Good Friday like no other, at home watching livestreams instead of at church, as pressure mounted...
Cash Is TRASH: Founder of World’s Largest Hedge Fund Warns of Debt-fueled Inflation
(MarketWatch) “I believe that increasingly there will be questions by bondholders who are receiving negative real and nominal interest rates, while there is a...
Virus Casts a Dark Cloud over Once-thriving Home Market
(Associated Press) When Rebeka McBride and her husband put their home in Washington state on the market in early March, the coronavirus outbreak was...
Wall Street Climbs After Fed Stuns Markets Again with Aid
(Associated Press) Stocks rose in morning trading on Wall Street Thursday after the Federal Reserve launched its latest unprecedented effort to support the economy...
Grocery Stores Fresh Out of Your Favorite Toilet Paper? Here’s Why…
(Associated Press) What does toilet paper have to do with a global pandemic?
Nothing.
Yet millions of people have been panicking about their household supply. Stores...
Imprisoned “Pharma Bro” Says He Would Help Cure Cancer and Coronavirus if Freed
(Associated Press) Convicted former drug company CEO Martin Shkreli, known as "Pharma Bro," wants to get out of prison so he can help research...
Heartless Con Artists Prey on Virus Fears
(Associated Press) Con artists are finding lots of marks amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Watchdog groups and authorities report a surge of complaints about scams...
Trump Threatens Funding of Pro-China World Health Organization
(Liberty Headlines) President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to freeze U.S. funding to the World Health Organization, saying the international group had “missed the call”...
Massive Effort to Get Los Angeles Homeless into Hotels
(Associated Press) To curb the coronavirus spread, Los Angeles has embarked on a massive effort to bring thousands of homeless people off the streets...
Companies, Customers Struggle as Layoffs Keep Coming
(Associated Press) The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Tuesday related to...
