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New fiscal support will set up an economic boom in the second half of 2021, Evercore analysts say
Business Insider - 27 Dec 2020 15:32Investors Double Down on Stocks, Pushing Margin Debt to Record
Wall Street Journal - 27 Dec 2020 16:00
Some investors, tempted to chase bigger gains, are borrowing against their investment portfolios, pushing margin balances to the first record in more than two years.
Millions face eviction, poverty as unemployment benefits expire with COVID-19 relief bill in limbo
USA Today - 27 Dec 2020 07:24
Millions of jobless Americans lost a vital economic lifeline after two unemployment programs lapsed with the COVID-19 relief bill in limbo.
US Regulator Sues Crypto Hedge Fund Founder -- $25 Million in Digital Assets to Be Frozen
Bitcoin.com - 27 Dec 2020 00:30
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against a cryptocurrency hedge fund founder for fraud. The regulator is seeking an emergency order freezing $25 million in digital assets held by a crypto h...
Upcoming Webinar Prepares Small Businesses for When It Hits the Fan
Small Business Trends - 27 Dec 2020 05:00
This year sure did present a host of challenges for small business owners but an upcoming webinar wants to get you prepared for what might come next.
In California, little robot cars will deliver pizza, groceries, and medicine as a paid service in 2021 for the first time
Business Insider - 27 Dec 2020 17:502020 Was One of the Worst-Ever Years for Oil Write-Downs
Wall Street Journal - 27 Dec 2020 16:00
Oil-and-gas companies in North America and Europe wrote down roughly $145 billion combined in the first three quarters of 2020, the most for that nine-month period since at least 2010.
Second stimulus check updates: Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans expire as Trump refuses to sign COVID-19 relief bill
Chicago Tribune - 27 Dec 2020 15:20SEC Lawsuit: Tierion to Refund Investors From Its $25 Million Token Sale
Bitcoin.com - 27 Dec 2020 13:15
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken action against another startup in the crypto space for selling unregistered securities. Tierion, which raised $25 million in a token sale, has agreed to “retu...
Sanders Calls Trump's Stimulus Hold Up 'Cruel,' Urges Him To Sign Bill 'Immediately' Amid Looming Shutdown
Forbes - 27 Dec 2020 18:50GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani shares 12 lessons on winning, leadership, and personal success
Business Insider - 27 Dec 2020 16:07
Bhutani says you can achieve success by finding ways to set yourself apart, leveling up from past experiences, and being flexible and open to change.
China Tells Ant to Refocus on Payments Business
Wall Street Journal - 27 Dec 2020 15:31
Financial regulators order Jack Ma's Ant Group to switch its focus back to its mainstay payments business and rectify problems in faster-growing areas such as personal lending, insurance and wealth management.
Zero to $318,000: Proponents and Detractors Give a Variety of Bitcoin Price Predictions for 2021
Bitcoin.com - 27 Dec 2020 04:00
While bitcoin has jumped well above the $26,000 zone, a number of crypto proponents are extremely bullish for the crypto asset’s performance in 2021. During the last year, a number of pundits, experts, luminaries, and ...
NewsWatch: Stock-market pros are having a tough time imagining an S&P 500 slump in 2021
Market Watch - 27 Dec 2020 00:00
Strategists aren't eager to balk at the notion that the bull market in stocks is getting exhausted and are offering expectations for solid year-end gains and in some cases, projecting eye-popping rallies for the market i...
15 Concerning Charts About The Job Market
Forbes - 27 Dec 2020 22:14Will These Three Stocks Lead The Market In 2021?
Forbes - 27 Dec 2020 21:29Stocks This Week: Buy The DJIA, Gold, And Oil
Forbes - 27 Dec 2020 19:00Covid Upended Americans' Finances in Unexpected Ways
Wall Street Journal - 27 Dec 2020 17:00
With the benefit of hindsight, it is becoming clear just how much the 2007-2009 recession shaped the coronavirus recovery.
How To Social Distance From 3 Worn Out Investment Concepts
Forbes - 27 Dec 2020 16:00Here Are The Biggest Billionaire Scandals Of 2020
Forbes - 27 Dec 2020 15:00Fed's Powell Wins Forbes' Crypto Person of the Year Honors; Do They Give Awards for Snark?
Coin Desk - 27 Dec 2020 02:48
A side effect of the Fed's medicine for the pandemic-stricken U.S. economy was to create conditions ideal for the rise of cryptocurrencies.