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(Bloomberg) — Treasury yields plummeted to record lows Friday as concern about the global economic and financial impact of the coronavirus spurred demand for havens, while questions swirled about liquidity in the world’s biggest debt market.U.S. securities rallied and long-bond rates notched their biggest intraday drop since 2009 as government debt around the world racked up further historic milestones Friday. At the short-end of the American yield curve traders amped up bets on further central bank easing this month. Other refuge assets also advanced, with the yen climbing and bund yields diving to unprecedented negative levels. A stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs …read more […]

As the coronavirus continues to take its toll on markets, rumors are circulating that the Trump administration may assist certain sectors hit particularly hard by the virus. Heritage Capital President and CIO Paul Schatz joins Yahoo Finance’s Zack Guzman, Kristin Myers, along with CapitalistBook.com author Nathan Latka, to discuss. …read more […]

On Tuesday, the Fed announced an emergency 0.5% rate cut. It was a desperate move with a lot at stake.
The risk that we face is a potential drawdown (decrease in stock prices) of 50% or more. These events happen every 10 years or so, and they almost always coincide with the peak of debt bubbles.
And we’re very late in this credit cycle. We’ve piled up a truly incredible amount of debt.
A big drop in stock prices would send consumer spending plummeting. Companies would start having more trouble servicing their huge debt loads. And things could get gnarly for a while.
The …read more […]

The Federal Reserve may dive deeper into its toolkit to address economic fall-out as the coronavirus outbreak broadens, according to a former financial regulations policymaker. …read more […]

Many Americans are shortchanging themselves. Being familiar with tax deductions and credits could cut thousands of dollars off your tax bill. …read more […]

If you’re an investor that doesn’t mind some risk, you may find yourself interested in tech penny stocks. These stocks have the potential to make you a lot of money. But they come with a lot of risk.
The list below offers high risk-to-reward investment opportunities. Some of the stocks might double or even triple your money in little time. But with that opportunity comes downside risk. I’ll cover tech penny stocks in more detail below, but first, here’s a list of the top tech penny stocks right now.
The Top Tech Penny Stocks Right Now
*Stock data from March 5, 2020

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U.S. President Donald Trump signed an $8.3 billion spending bill which passed through both houses of Congress this week that will help fund the U.S. response to the coronavirus outbreak. …read more […]

As the coronavirus continues to spread globally, stocks are trading down. James Cakmak, parner at Clockwise Capital joins Yahoo Finance’s On The Move panel to break down the latest market action. …read more […]

Yahoo Finance polled more than 15,000 readers and a majority said stocks have further to go to the downside. …read more […]

The worldwide coronavirus outbreak surpassed a grim new milestone on Friday, with over 100,000 reported infections on a death toll that topped 3,400. …read more […]

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A U.S. House investigative report into two Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people will fault the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) approval of the plane and Boeing’s “design failures.” The preliminary investigative findings from the U.S. House Transportation Committee, which were seen by Reuters and are being released later on Friday, found the FAA’s “certification review of Boeing’s 737 MAX was grossly insufficient and that the FAA failed in its duty to identify key safety problems.” The 13-page report also finds Boeing’s design “was marred by technical design failures, lack of transparency with both regulators and customers.” …read more […]

A growing political movement powered by Bernie Sanders is openly hostile to wealth creation and fosters resentment toward investors.
Today, Alexander Green discusses this alarming development and why it’s all wrong.

Although the number of reported coronavirus cases continued to rise Wednesday, the stock market soared, with the Dow tacking on more than 1,000 points.
It appears as though a coordinated response to the virus is meeting with some success. But there was another factor at play: Super Tuesday’s results.
A week ago, it looked as though self-described democratic socialist Bernie Sanders would win the Democratic nomination for president.
But Joe Biden’s victories showed that …read more […]

An Adidas employee, based at the company’s global headquarters in Herzogenaurach, Germany, has the coronavirus, the company confirmed to Yahoo Finance. …read more […]

Tesla Inc has advertised for solar and energy storage project managers in China, as the U.S. electric vehicle maker moves to expand its energy business into the country. The two posts on the Tesla human resources department’s official WeChat account mark the first time the California-based automaker has looked to hire for such roles in China. Tesla did not immediately respond to requests for comment. …read more […]