Wednesday, 15 April 2020

Your Money: Get aid or go bust? Small businesses face dilemma

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Your Money: Get aid or go bust? Small businesses face dilemma

Sara Pauly is not one of those small business owners scrambling to fill out paperwork for part of the more than $350 billion in government aid available through the Paycheck Protection Program or the Economic Injury Disaster Loan.

Your remote work questions, answered

Many Americans have found themselves quickly adjusting to new routines, offices and "co-workers" as mass lockdowns keep millions of employees confined to their homes and apartments.

Your Money: Freelancers have 'perfect storm' of anxiety because of COVID-19

The crisis posed by COVID-19 is worrisome enough for full-time employees. Imagine life as a freelancer.

VIX futures point to coronavirus worries for months to come

Investors are betting on stocks to remain volatile well into the year, suggesting that many expect the long-term economic and public health impact of the pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus to continue roiling markets despite a recent rally.

U.S. SEC issues compliance focus areas for brokers before new rules take effect

The head of the examination office at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday published details about the expected scope and content for compliance with a new rule requiring broker-dealers and investment advisers to disclose potential conflicts of interest.

Buffett's Geico offers $2.5 billion credits as coronavirus cuts driving

Geico Corp, part of billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc, said on Tuesday it will offer about $2.5 billion of credits to its 19 million auto and motorcycle policyholders, reflecting the decline in driving stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.

Cell towers, warehouses look like safe plays in U.S. real estate

Some top-performing U.S. fund managers see opportunities in one of the sectors hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, cautiously increasing stakes in niches of the real estate market like cell phone towers and warehouses, which they see benefiting from an eventual economic recovery.

Your Money: Make a big impact with your COVID-19 charity dollars

When Rachel Baron wanted to give back to her community affected by COVID-19, her first thought was to help local emergency room doctors. So the 46-year-old advertising copywriter worked with some friends to set up food deliveries from local restaurants in New York's Westchester County through the Meal Train service.

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