Month: April 2020

EmirMemedovski Homeowners whose finances have been battered by coronavirus might want to think again before postponing their mortgage payments. Congress has offered some relief to mortgage borrowers who are experiencing financial strain from the coronavirus pandemic, which has left a flood of layoffs in its wake. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act –
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Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Ecstacy cruise ship is docked at the Port of Jacksonville amid the Coronavirus outbreak on March 27, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida. Sam Greenwood | Getty Images Shares of Carnival Corp. jumped by more than 21% Tuesday before the market opened, extending Monday’s gains after the Saudi sovereign wealth fund disclosed an 8.2%
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Source: Lauren Thomas, CNBC Check out the companies making headlines midday Tuesday: Kohl’s — Shares of the retailer surged more than 27% as investors cheered a decline in new coronavirus cases. Elsewhere in the retail sector, PVH jumped 25% while Nordstrom gained 21%. Gap and Ralph Lauren also traded higher, rising 16% and 12%, respectively.  Exxon —
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Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Treasury secretary, speaks during a Coronavirus Task Force news conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Kevin Dietsch | Bloomberg | Getty Images Small businesses are clamoring for funds from a new forgivable loan program to combat the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic. But
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My colleague, Jim Cramer, made a very interesting recommendation Monday morning, calling on the U.S. Treasury to issue a $1 trillion, 30-year “war bond” to finance out battle against the coronavirus. He pitched the idea on CNBC to Larry Kudlow, who chairs the White House National Economic Council and promised to propose the idea directly
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People wearing protective masks walk through Lu Xun Park in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg via Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. Global cases: At least 1,341,907.  Global deaths: At least 74,476. Top 5 countries: United States (366,614), Spain (136,675), Italy (132,547), Germany (102,453), and
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