Month: May 2020

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday that he thought some stocks were rallying too far too quickly given the high level of unemployment in the United States as the economy tries to pull out of the coronavirus slowdown.  “It’s too ‘happy days are here again,'” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street.” “It’s just not going
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For the second time in 12 years, the U.S. economy and financial markets are facing an unexpected crisis of uncertain proportions. While the 2008 financial crisis and the current coronavirus pandemic are very different in character, both have produced extraordinary volatility in financial markets. Both downturns have also presented major challenges for financial advisors as they
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State and local governments need federal funding for K-12 education.  Otherwise, severe budget cuts will damage the economy, undermine our long-term prosperity, and increase inequality and discrimination. Striking teachers are joined by parents and students on the picket line outside Dahlia Heights … [+] Elementary School in the Eagle Rock section of Los Angeles, California on
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The Italian national aerobatic team, the Frecce Tricolore, flies over the Piazza Duomo of Milan on May 25, 2020 in Milan, Italy. Restaurants, bars, cafes, hairdressers and other shops have reopened, subject to social distancing measures, after more than two months of a nationwide lockdown meant to curb the spread of Covid-19. Pietro D’Aprano Italians
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Whether unemployed or still working, many Americans are looking for extra funds during the coronavirus pandemic. About 14% of those with retirement savings have taken money from accounts such as 401(k)s and individual retirement accounts to meet that need. Another 13% of those with savings say they’re planning to make use of their retirement funds.
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TOPLINE As the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cracks down on financial misconduct related to the coronavirus pandemic—from insider trading and misuse of federal funds to advertising fake cures and price gouging on medical supplies, the agency is seeing a surge in tips and whistleblower complaints, according to Reuters. An increasing number of whistleblowers and
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Businesses need to evaluate insurance coverage and decide whether to file a claim for losses arising … [+] from Covid-19. Getty Contrary to what you may think, your company’s insurance policy may cover pandemic-related losses. Most commercial property insurance policies include what’s broadly referred to as “business interruption coverage.” Right now every business wants to
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House Democrats want Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to explain why airlines are getting away with cutting workers’ hours after they received portions of $25 billion in government coronavirus relief funds aimed at maintaining worker payroll. The lawmakers also want Mnuchin to explain whether he told the airlines they were permitted to cut the hours.  Airlines,
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Growing up, Elon Musk read plenty of books but was especially inspired by science fiction.  The genre motivated him to create “cleaner energy technology or [build] spaceships to extend the human species’s reach” in the future, according to the book “Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future” by Ashlee Vance. With these goals in mind, Musk
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