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Mar 16, 2020

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  • Global shares are taking a fresh plunge despite coordinated action from central banks to shore up the global economy.
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    Global markets fall despite the Fed cutting interest rates to near zero. Airlines slash capacity and ask for government support. French perfume brands start producing hand sanitizer.

  • Job sites ZipRecruiter and Glassdoor both report a spike in job openings related to the spread of COVID-19.
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    Stock markets are up enough to get your attention. In some job fields, companies are actually trying to hire more right now. Health insurance and the question of a public good during the time of COVID-19.

  • The “weird science” of our financial system
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    After the biggest stock market drop since the 1987 crash, prices stabilizing so far. A lot happening in financial markets that isn’t supposed to happen. A COVID-19 response bill.

  • Allianz’s chief economic adviser breaks down the credit market, explaining that investors are having difficulty finding buyers for corporate bonds.
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    European markets up, but worries that the sell-off will continue. And, keeping an eye on the corporate bond market.

  • Mar 12, 2020

    Pandemic panic

    Markets from Germany to the U.S. are seeing red amid the latest round of new coronavirus fears.
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    Across the world, markets are seeing red because of COVID-19. How brick-and-mortar retailers are trying to keep customers safe. Companies in the U.S. are changing their paid sick time policies.

  • Travelers look at screens displaying departures flights at Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle Airport after a U.S. 30-day ban on travel from Europe due to the COVID-19 spread.
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    A travel ban on Europe, promises of aid to U.S. workers. How the European Union and its markets are handling the news. Checking in with the cruise industry.

  • Shares in European airlines slipped Thursday after Trump's announcement of the travel suspension.
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    President Trump has announced sweeping travel restrictions on 26 European countries. All eyes on the European Central Bank as markets await stimulus measures. The NBA halts all games after a Utah Jazz player tests positive for the virus.

  • Coachella has been rescheduled to the fall over COVID-19 concerns.
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    Governments around the globe figure out how to fight back against COVID-19. The Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals scheduled for next month get postponed. The federal government still needs to find 500,000 people to work the 2020 census.

  • President Trump and his administration have not made a deal with Congress yet on what to do about the COVID-19 outbreak.
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    President Trump’s push for a payroll tax cut. What action will Europe take to support its economy during the new coronavirus outbreak? How banning political ads on certain social media platforms is affecting campaigns.

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