Next wave of coronavirus small business loans could start this weekend

SBA will provide guidelines for banks in new PPP funding: Report FOX Business’ Edward Lawrence says the Paycheck Protection Program’s money will probably not flow to small businesses until next week. Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Continue Reading Below The second wave of government-backed aid for small businesses devastated by […]

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European tourism could drop 70 percent due to coronavirus

The European Union says its vaunted tourist industry is facing “staggering” figures of decline because of the coronavirus crisis and the bloc’s internal market commissioner wants the sector to be first in line when it comes to recovery funds. Thierry Breton mentioned figures that the tourism economy could slump up to 70 percent and will be among the last to […]

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New York seeks $4B loan from US to cover unemployment tab

New York has applied for a $4 billion federal loan to help cover the ballooning cost of unemployment benefits amid the coronavirus crisis, officials said. The Empire State could use the interest-free line of credit from the federal Unemployment Trust Fund to pay for unemployment insurance benefits as needed over time, a state official said Tuesday. “All benefits, including enhanced […]

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Is unemployment really as deadly as coronavirus?

In the 2015 movie “The Big Short” about the Great Recession, Brad Pitt’s character Ben Rickert is strolling in Las Vegas with two Wall Street colleagues who are elated about all the money they made betting that the US economy was in trouble. Their bet, of course, was that problems with mortgage-backed securities would hurt banks and the entire American […]

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Cosigning a personal loan? 10 questions to ask beforehand

Don’t become a personal loan cosigner until you’ve answered these 10 important questions. (iStock) When your credit score or income is low or you’re just starting out, a bank or credit union may require that you have a cosigner to take out a personal loan. It's their way of protecting their risk by getting a guarantee. If you’re the person […]

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Airlines withholding $10B in cash from customers, lawmakers say

US airlines are estimated to be sitting on more than $10 billion in travel vouchers that should have been cash refunds from canceled flights, a group of senators released on Friday. Many US airlines are canceling 60 percent to 80 percent of their flights, and under federal law passengers on those flights are entitled to full refunds, Senators Ed Markey, […]

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