The new tool, TRACER, tracks virus-related updates from regulators of banking, securities, derivatives, and consumer protection.

Lenders are suddenly raising prices and placing anti–cash-hoarding stipulations, interest-rate floors, and mandatory prepayment clauses into new loans, even with investment-grade borrowers.

"There's not going to be any desire on the Republican side to bail out state pensions by borrowing money," he said.

Amazon, Facebook, HPE, IBM, Microsoft, and Sandia Labs sign onto the Open Covid Pledge. Meanwhile, pledge organizers have unveiled a new, streamlined version of their license template.