Michael B. Sauter - Author for 24/7 Wall St.
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Close to 1.4 million people have been infected with the coronavirus as of May 12. More than 80,000 people have died of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. Both the number of confirmed cases...
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Initial jobless claims hit 2.8 million last week, bringing the total number of unemployment claims since mid-March to well above above 30 million. The U.S. Department of Labor will release on May 8...
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As the United States enters its third month fighting the coronavirus pandemic, between 20,000 and 30,000 new cases have been diagnosed every day since the start of May. Even as data` remains highly...
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To slow the spread of the novel coronavirus and save lives, millions of Americans nationwide have been urged or ordered by their state or local government to stay at home. In addition to stay-at-home...
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On April 28, the number of recorded cases of COVID-19 in the United States surpassed 1 million. Even as the exponential spread of the virus has begun to slow somewhat, the virus continues to infect...
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The U.S. Treasury Department began on April 10 issuing the first batch of direct deposits to tens of millions of Americans. These checks are part of the massive coronavirus relief bill passed by...
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Because of the disruption caused by COVID-19, the IRS has extended the deadline for filing individual tax returns from April 15 to July 15. U.S. states have followed suit, with the majority moving...
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The first case of the novel coronavirus in the United States was confirmed on Jan. 21, 2020 — a healthy 35-year-old nonsmoker who had just returned to Washington state from Wuhan, China. Since...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major upheaval in virtually every major industry in the United States as Americans have stayed at home and avoided nonessential purchases. One of the industries where...
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Most Americans are encouraged or ordered to stay indoors — except for essential activities as well as some exercise — in an effort to contain the coronavirus pandemic. For those who are...
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There have been over 350,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and more than 10,000 related deaths in the United States to date. To slow the spread of the novel coronavirus and save lives, more than 311...
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Despite a decline in U.S. car sales in 2019 compared with 2018, sales exceeded 17 million for the fifth year in a row. In early 2020, some analysts predicted that sales this year would fall below 17...
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Despite a decline in U.S. car sales in 2019 from a year earlier, car sales exceeded 17 million for the fifth year in a row. In early 2020, some analysts predicted that sales would fall below that...
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As of January 2020, the nations of the world had 34,700 tons of gold reserves. Countries maintain gold reserves to stabilize currency against hyperinflation, particularly in the event of a major...
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In mid-February 2020, the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached nearly 30,000 points, the highest level in its more than 100 year history. And then, the severity and scale of the COVID-19 pandemic...
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