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Financial Daily Dose 3.11.2021 | Top story: Massive $1.9T Covid-Relief Legislation Passes Congress, Set to Become Law Friday

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With Wednesday’s passage in the House, the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill is heading to President Biden’s desk for an anticipated Friday signature, “cementing one of the largest injections of federal aid since the Great...more

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Financial Daily Dose 2.5.2021 | Top Story: Senate Advances $1.9 Trillion White House Covid Relief Measure

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With Vice President Harris acting as the tiebreaker (and following a 15-hour amendment vote-a-rama), the Senate voted on Thursday to move forward with the White House’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief measure....more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, November 2020 # 16

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In Washington: The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is finalizing new guidelines to shorten its recommended coronavirus quarantine period from 14 days to between 7 and 10 days. The agency hopes more people...more

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Financial Daily Dose 11.17.2020 | Top Story: Monday Markets Surge on Moderna Vaccine Success

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As we thought, stocks rallied on Monday thanks to Moderna’s news of promising results for its Covid-19 vaccine, with the Dow and S&P 500 hitting new record highs....more

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Financial Daily Dose 11.10.2020 | Top Story: EU Unveils New Antitrust Investigation and Charges Against Amazon

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The European Union has unveiled a new antitrust probe and accompanying charges against Amazon over alleged the “use of non-public business data from independent sellers on its marketplace that could benefit the company’s own...more

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Financial Daily Dose 9.3.2020 | Top Story: CBO Projects U.S. Nat’l Debt Will Nearly Eclipse GDP for First Time Since WWII

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New figures from the Congressional Budget Office predict that U.S. government debt will, thanks to the pandemic recession, just about eclipse the size of the nation’s GDP—a level not reached since just after World War II....more

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Financial Daily Dose 8.25.2020 | Top Story: U.S. and China Resume Trade Talks Over Phase One Status

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Despite an earlier White House promise to postpone, American and Chinese trade negotiators met via videoconference on Monday to discuss “the status of the trade deal both nations signed in January, a pact that continues to...more

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Financial Daily Dose 7.17.2020 | Top Story: Consumer Spending Up in June

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Consumer spending at stores and auto dealerships increased in June, the second straight month, but the recent uptick in coronavirus cases could slow future growth....more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – June 2020 #19

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In Washington: Congressional leaders will soon name the chair of the coronavirus oversight commission, which was created by the CARES Act to increase transparency and oversight of the coronavirus relief funds.  Retired...more

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Financial Daily Dose 6.26.2020 | Top Story: Federal Reserve Limits Bank Payouts and Suspends Share Buybacks

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The Federal Reserve has “temporarily restricted shareholder payouts by the biggest banks,” preventing stock buybacks and barring increases in dividend payments in the third quarter. ...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – June 2020 #14

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In Washington: Democrats are pushing to add funding in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and policy changes affecting police departments in next year’s appropriations bills, threatening to further push back the...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – June 2020 #13

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In Washington: The House will now require masks during committee hearings, per new guidance issued by the Capitol physician last night. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) had discussed the idea with Democrats during a conference...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – June 2020 #10

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In Washington - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urged organizers of large gatherings that involve shouting, chanting, or singing to “strongly encourage” attendees to use cloth face coverings to lower...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – June 2020 #9

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In Washington: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before the Senate Small Business Committee and said unemployment was too high and that administration officials wanted to work on further economic incentives. ...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – June 2020 #7

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In Washington: White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Monday said that President Trump is “open” to another coronavirus stimulus package and that he still wants a payroll tax cut, which many Republicans do not...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – June 2020 #3

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In Washington - Senate lawmakers are now saying they won’t pass another coronavirus relief package before the August recess. Previously, members said they were aiming to have something finalized for the 4 July recess but...more

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Financial Daily Dose 5.29.2020 | Top Story: Google Cut Costs . . . .

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Google cut costs by rescinding offers to more than 2,000 contract workers due to the strains of the pandemic....more

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Financial Daily Dose 5.27.2020 | Top Story: AT&T Officially Enters Streaming Wars With Its Pricey HBO Max Offering

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With HBO Max entering the fray today, we’ve got your latest dispatch from the streaming wars, including thoughts on Max’s ability to deliver on its promise to “crush” Netflix despite a very crowded playing field, a spendy...more

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Financial Daily Dose 5.11.2020 | Top Story: Tesla Sues to Reopen its California Factory

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Tesla sues to reopen its California factory; Elon threatens to move the company out of state. The company asked a federal judge to reopen the factory, arguing that the “local government’s insistence that it remain closed . ....more

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Are the financial markets ready to weather the COVID-19 Storm?

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The current COVID-19 pandemic is causing significant concern in the financial markets, reviving memories of the 2008 financial crisis. The sudden and almost complete shutdown of many non-essential businesses due to the...more

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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Derivatives Transactions

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The emergence of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as a pandemic has caused global stock markets to plummet, and has seen countries around the world take measures to try to stop its spread, including the imposition of travel...more

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Financial Daily Dose 3.26.2020 | Top Story: Senate passes $2 Trillion COVID-19 relief bill

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The Senate unanimously passed a hotly anticipated third COVID-19-related stimulus bill last night, and the House is set to take up the measure today and vote tomorrow on the bill that would deliver $2 trillion in loans, tax...more

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Coronavirus and the Next Possible Financial Crisis: Corporate Debt

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As the world grapples with the health threat posed by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the secondary threats of the coronavirus—including economic and financial consequences—have come into clear view....more

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Financial Daily Dose 3.13.2020 | Top Story: COVID-19 Fears Push Wall Street to Worst Losses Since Black Monday

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It’s been a week or so, and we’re running out of ways to say that this is bad. But it certainly is. Your bear market stats for the day: the biggest daily drop by percentage for both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial...more

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Financial Daily Dose 3.11.2020 | Top Story: US Markets Officially Hit Bear Territory as COVID-19 Fallout Continues

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Go ahead and put Tuesday, March 11th in the history books. The same day the WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak as an official pandemic, the US stock market’s 11-year bull run officially came to an end, with the Dow closing...more

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