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Eric Holcomb said the state will consider using bond authority to move forward with capital projects that were to have been funded on a pay-go basis.

Congressional Democrats want forceful action to prevent damage to millions of Americans' credit scores during the COVID-19 pandemic. But the credit bureaus argue that the tools needed to protect consumers are already in place.

The coalition proposed the federal government set up and fund a central payroll account for small-business payroll processors to use to direct funds to small businesses to keep paying employees.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has come under pressure to relax its credit losses standard as banks and other financial institutions see the value of their assets plunging from the sell-off in the capital markets amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The timing of a $1.5 billion deal California had planned to price Thursday is no longer firm amid massive dislocations in the markets.

Bear markets come with checklists of savvy moves to make for investment portfolios.

A big New York State Empire Development Corp. private placement is likely to be followed by more until the municipal primary starts functioning again.

Banks are boosting their benefits, paying bonuses to front-line employees, extra paid time off for those who are sick or self-quarantined, financial assistance with child care and access to virtual doctors’ appointments.

As the spread of coronavirus disrupts operations, it’s a precarious moment for advisers who have been planning big career changes for months.

Smaller hospital systems warn they are on fiscal life support as groups lobby for federal funds.