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What was missing in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was some protection for lenders and guarantors like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac against massive demands for cash.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit alleging that Altria Group's $12.8 billion investment in e-cigarette maker Juul violated various U.S. antitrust laws.
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Everything was looking perfect for the banks at the start of 2020. Interest rates were expected to remain stable for the year, business was booming and regulators seemed to be easing up. Then the...
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Congressional negotiators have struck a deal with the Trump administration on a $2 trillion stimulus package to offset some of the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. Investors are finding winners...
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Hopes for a political agreement on how to stimulate the U.S. economy has provided a boost to downtrodden utility stocks.
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Should the Social Security Administration be allowed to invest in stocks? If so, what should the limits be?
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Thomas Barrack, CEO of commercial real estate firm Colony Capital, has a few suggestions on how to help both homeowners and real-estate companies get through the economic slowdown caused by...
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Boeing stock was hammered in Wednesday's premarket session after the company argued that a $60 billion liquidity package was needed to support the U.S. aerospace manufacturing industry that consists...
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It is becoming increasingly obvious that traditional fiscal policies from central banks just aren't adding up to be enough to stop the economy from moving rapidly from a raging bull market into a...
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The Saudi-Russian oil price war and potentially increased availability of supply from Saudi Arabia delivered enough of a knockout blow on Monday that the U.S. government figured out it better stop...
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The FTC has asked five large technology firms to provide information about prior acquisitions that were not reported to the antitrust agencies under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.
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Investors of Aurora Cannabis, like investors everywhere, are an impatient lot. Wall Street expects profits, and none of these marijuana companies is anywhere near profitability.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has released a list of recommended actions for dealing with the growing problem of counterfeit goods. Will it help?
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When most investors and consumers think of antitrust issues and monopolies, they probably think of big giant multinational companies with billions of dollars in sales and assets and likely even...
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Researchers at Washington State University have developed a process that makes a road de-icer from grape skins and other organic waste.
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