Tesla may need to halt operations at its only US factory after all. That’s because a Tuesday health order from Alameda County, California, means all non-essential businesses must effectively shut up shop to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus It h…
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Month: March 2020
General News: Here’s one analyst’s take on the coronavirus drugs for today and the future
Laboratory specialists work on the last phase of vaccine manufacture inside a clean laboratory at the Sotio biotechnology company in Prague, Czechia. Before touching on the latest developments in tackling the economic effects of coronavirus, it is worth disc…
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The Airlines Want A $58 Billion Bailout After Spending $45 Billion On Stock Buybacks
For a global industry operating in a global pandemic, the auto industry is operating without any clear unity on coronavirus. All that and more in The Morning Shift for Tuesday, March 17, 2020. 1st Gear: $58 Bn Airline Bailout Brings Unwanted Scrutiny To Airl…
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Bill Dupor of the St. Louis Fed on fiscal remedies
it is unconscionable to address the unknown impact on the real economy while ignoring the health care sector’s needs. See this: my views, drawn from 2009 stimulus learning, and my book about it:1. Job One is fund a huge rapid expansion of health care system. …
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Now more than ever we need fintechs to lead on consumer transparency
As the U.S. flirts with extreme market volatility and the possibility of its first recession since the 2008 financial crisis, its amazing to think how much consumer financial services have changed in that time. For the last ten years, fintechs have relentless…
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