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The bill provides paid sick leave, aid to states and food assistance.

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Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez Garced
Robert Slavin
March 18, 2020 4:19 PM

Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced issued an order for all residents except a few classes of essential employees to remain at home.

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Lynne Funk
March 18, 2020 4:19 PM

Benchmarks showed again that the short end was being hit hardest — 30 basis points up on the one-year and at least 10 up on the long end, but the entire curve was being cut drastically. The primary market was again at a standstill.

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“We are delaying the opening of ... [the] comment period until we have some certainty on what the current overall situation is,” said FHFA Director Mark Calabria.
March 18, 2020 3:45 PM

FHFA Director Mark Calabria said the health crisis will complicate the release of a proposal establishing new capital requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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Allan S. Roth
March 18, 2020 3:15 PM

An imagined conversation with the legendary Vanguard founder about the coronavirus market crash.

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Paul Burton
March 18, 2020 2:47 PM

Questions about the impact of COVID-19 surround the state-run authority, which operates New York City transit and is one of the largest municipal issuers.

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Richard Asquith
March 18, 2020 2:33 PM

One strategy being used across international regions is to utilize value-added tax measures as a flexible and effective response to the economic slowdown.

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March 18, 2020 2:18 PM

Airports have nearly $100 billion in infrastructure debt that requires about $7 billion in airport bond principal and interest payments this year.

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By James A. Jones Jr.
March 18, 2020 1:57 PM

The Bradenton-Sarasota, Fla., area has been a red-hot housing market with the median price at or above $300,000 for the past year, providing job opportunities for 7,000 real estate agents.

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Sarah Wynn
March 18, 2020 1:16 PM

Tax-exempt municipal yields rose substantially last week causing the MSRB to take a look at trade data, said John Bagley, MSRB chief market structure officer.

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