Economy

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Small Businesses Are Facing ‘Economic War’

Ginger Szala |

Warren Buffett says the nation “owes it” to millions of small businesses to renew the PPP and “get us to the end of the tunnel.”
Analysis

Bets on Negative Interest Rates End with Capitulation

Ruth Carson & Greg Ritchie |

The U.S., U.K., and New Zealand no longer look likely to follow the Eurozone and Japan into negative-rate territory.
News

Senators Unveil $908 Billion Compromise Stimulus Package

Melanie Waddell |

Plan includes $748 billion in non-retroactive jobless benefits and a second round of Paycheck Protection Program loans for small businesses.

Analysis

Fed ‘Manipulation’ Crushes Can’t-Miss Trade in U.S. Bond Market

Vivien Lou Chen |

Fed’s presence is distorting markets, squelching volatility, supporting stock price growth, and curbing Treasury yields at levels that do not reflect market sentiment.
News

Pelosi, McConnell Offer New Stimulus Plans as Rebound Slows

Laura Litvan, Erik Wasson & Steven T. Dennis |

Republican plan includes $333 billion in spending on business subsidies, including a revised version of the PPP.
Analysis

Coming Soon: March of the Zombies

Katherine Doherty |

2020 bankruptcies were already at their highest level since 2009, and analysts think a bigger wave is on the horizon.
News

America’s Zombie Companies Have Racked up $1.4 Trillion of Debt

Lisa Lee & Tom Contiliano |

Many fret that capital is being routed to businesses that will underinvest in growth for years, even if they recover enough to fully pay the interest on their debt.
News

End of Year Means End of Aid for Millions of Americans

Reade Pickert & Olivia Rockeman |

How the end of federal aid programs will impact the economic recovery remains to be seen.
News

Bankruptcies Slow in the United States

T&R Staff |

However, many companies are still struggling.
News

Trump: No Stimulus Until After Election

Melanie Waddell |

Trump tweeted that “immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill that focuses on hardworking Americans and Small Business.”

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