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By Liz Szabo
March 6, 2020 11:25 AM

Some of the country’s leading tech companies, like Facebook and IBM, have canceled upcoming conferences or restricted “nonessential” travel.

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M&A wrap: William Blair, Rockwood Equity, Avante, US Foods, Apollo, Shoreline, Webster Equity, Infineon, International Women's Day, Coronavirus
March 6, 2020 11:17 AM

In honor of International Women's Day, Mergers & Acquisitions highlights the 2020 Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A. US Foods buys Smart Foodservice from Apollo. PE news from Shoreline and Webster Equity. Dealmakers from Riverside, Merrill Corp. and Paul Hastings weigh in on the coronavirus impact on the middle market.

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Gary Siegel
March 6, 2020 9:04 AM

Marc Odo, client portfolio manager at Swan Global Investments, discusses the Federal Reserve’s emergency rate cut, why more easing may not help, the rocky road ahead, and why consumer confidence will be the key indicator to watch. Gary Siegel hosts.

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State officials say fiscal 2020 revenues are on target and lay out fiscal 2021 prospects.

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March 6, 2020 12:01 AM

As businesses change strategy and staff deployments quickly, their payment needs and flows will change rapidly, says BHMI's Jack Baldwin.

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Brad Finkelstein
March 5, 2020 5:51 PM

Capacity constraints among mortgage lenders are leading to wider spreads between mortgages and the 10-year Treasury yield even after it remained below 1% for an extended period this week.

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Aaron Weitzman
March 5, 2020 3:35 PM

The world remains on edge about the rapidly spreading COVID-19 and those fears once again have Treasury yields digging down even deeper. COVID-19 fears have now impacted fund flows, as municipals suffers outflows for the first time in 60 weeks.

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Michael Cohn
March 5, 2020 2:42 PM

CPAs who are also business executives are concerned about the potential global fallout from the outbreak.

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Esther George, the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, was among the conference’s scheduled speakers.
March 5, 2020 2:02 PM

The banking regulators have announced that they are postponing next week’s National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference because of growing health concerns about the virus outbreak.

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Bonnie Sinnock
March 5, 2020 1:17 PM

Endorsements of Home Equity Conversion Mortgages fell nearly 14% on a consecutive-month basis in February after a January surge, but stayed relatively strong compared to average levels last year.

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