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What rock-bottom oil prices mean for your wallet

Small businesses aren't the only ones taking a hit from stay-at-home orders. Lockdowns are a contributor to the oil price gyrations you're currently seeing. Here's what it means for you.

4 years ago

Wall Street surges as Congress preps more stimulus and oil bounces back

Wall Street surged on Wednesday as oil prices recovered some ground and Congress looked on course to seal nearly $500 billion more in aid to help small businesses ride out the coronavirus crisis.



4 years ago

Coronavirus job losses and pay cuts are hitting these households the hardest

U.S. households that already were less prepared to absorb a sudden drop of income are experiencing the greatest share of unemployment and pay cuts, new research shows.

4 years ago

Quibi downloads reach 2.7 million, TV feature to start in May

New streaming service Quibi, which offers entertainment and news in episodes of 10 minutes or less on mobile phones, has been downloaded more than 2.7 million times since its April 6 debut, founder Jeffrey Katzenberg told Reuters on Wednesday.



4 years ago

Sycamore Partners backs out of coronavirus-stricken deal for Victoria's Secret

Buyout firm Sycamore Partners disclosed on Wednesday it had walked away from a $525 million deal to acquire a majority stake in Victoria's Secret, after the lingerie brand shut down stores and furloughed staff in response to the coronavirus outbreak.



4 years ago

U.S. Treasury market faces structural issues even as liquidity improves

The recent liquidity crisis in the $17 trillion U.S. Treasury market has exposed structural problems that are unlikely to be fixed any time soon, which could lead to new bouts of volatility and make it more costly for the U.S. government to sell bonds.



4 years ago

U.S. House expects to pass $500 billion coronavirus bill, avoids fight over remote voting

The U.S. House of Representatives expects to pass a nearly $500 billion coronavirus relief bill on Thursday but will put off any decision on changing its voting rules during the pandemic, avoiding a potential partisan fight.



4 years ago

EU says air travel will require social distancing, U.S. airlines taking their own steps

The European Commission will next month present a set of rules for the safe reopening of air travel when coronavirus lockdowns end, including social distancing in airports and planes, while some U.S. airlines are taking their own protective measures.



4 years ago

Pricing the benefits of cheap oil in a world of economic lockdowns

The oil price collapse that took U.S. crude prices sub-zero for the first time in history may turn out to be a silver lining for the world economy, possibly offering a springboard for recovery when coronavirus lockdowns finally end.



4 years ago

How financial experts say this millennial should spend her $1,200 stimulus check

Even for those who are fortunate enough not to have to put their stimulus check toward essentials, there are still important decisions to make. Should you tackle debt? Get ahead on your retirement savings? Treat yourself? Here's what financial experts told me I should do.

4 years ago

Kraft-Heinz extends factory worker bonuses in pandemic

Kraft Heinz will extend for two weeks a $100 per week stipend for factory workers producing its packaged foods during the COVID-19 pandemic, the company said on Wednesday.



4 years ago

Securities group asks SEC to intervene for brokers in audit-trail database fight

U.S. brokers should not be forced to sign an agreement that could make them liable for breaches of a massive new industry trading database that they have no control over, a leading financial industry trade group told regulators on Wednesday.



4 years ago

Brent crude rebounds from more-than 20-year low; U.S. oil up 20% in wild trade

Brent crude oil rebounded from two days of losses and U.S. futures surged on Wednesday, bolstered by tentative talk of additional supply cuts from OPEC producers and U.S. inventory builds that were less dire than some expected.



4 years ago

Fintech Fridays EP39: The Power of Digitization and How to Get Exponential

NCFA Canada | April 21, 2020 JOIN US ON A STORYTELLING JOURNEY EVERY FRIDAY. EP39: The Power of Digitization and How to Get Exponential   HOST: Tristram Waye, Fintech Friday's podcast episode GUEST: JAMES WALLACE, Co-founder and CEO, Exponential (Linkedin) In this episode of Fintech Fridays, Tristram Waye has an in-depth conversation with James Wallace,

4 years ago

Xilinx forecasts current-quarter revenue below estimates

Xilinx Inc on Wednesday forecast first-quarter revenue below estimates and refrained from providing an annual outlook, citing the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus outbreak.



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