News Story of the Day: Federal Reserve is expanding its asset purchasing program at the municipal level. The U.S. central bank announced on Friday that it will begin to buy state and municipal bonds as part of its latest quantitative easing efforts (four or five?). The Fed has just been acquiring Treasurys and mortgage-backed securities, […]
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Wet markets, bats, COVID-19 – Another pandemic in the making?
By: Andrew Moran Across Asia, many shopping districts sell exotic animals from all over the world in hot, humid, cramped, unsanitary, and torturous conditions. A Botswana meerkat, an American badger, an Amazon jungle bat – these are the types of species you will come across in the thousands of wet markets on the continent. Could […]
STUDY: Coronavirus can survive in the air for hours, days on surfaces
And this is why the global financial markets will not rest until there is a vaccine for the Wuhan coronavirus or the cases come down. According to a new study, Covid-19 can survive on surfaces for up to several days, which dispels initial reports that it cannot live on surfaces. Here is what CNBC is […]
U.S. postpones April 15 tax deadline by 90 days
Rejoice! In response to the economic fallout from the Wuhan coronavirus, President Donald Trump and his administration announced that the April 15 tax deadline will be postponed for 90 days. The federal government will also waive interest and penalties. If you have filed your taxes or you plan to do so on schedule, your returns […]
HYPOCRISY: Canada shuts down border over COVID-19 pandemic
By: Mark Angelides Canada finally appears to have been infected with that certain thing sweeping the globe in recent weeks: common sense. After much posturing and virtue-signaling, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has decided to join the xenophobes and close his nation’s borders to prevent further infections of COVID-19. Trudeau, speaking from self-isolation in his Ottawa home after […]