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The CARES Act includes a direct payment to most taxpayers and their families. (Bloomberg News)
Kimberly Foss
April 5, 2020 10:32 AM

These direct payments are intended to provide direct assistance to American taxpayers who have lost wages, jobs or opportunities because of COVID-19. But there is some fine print.

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Michael Cohn
April 3, 2020 4:52 PM

Chief financial officers are playing a key role in helping their companies cope with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and the economic devastation it’s causing, according to officials from the Institute of Management Accountants.

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U.S. President Donald Trump, left, listens as Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Treasury secretary, speaks during a Coronavirus Task Force news conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, April 2
Kate Fitzgerald
April 3, 2020 3:23 PM

The U.S. Treasury is talking to digital payments providers about quick ways to disburse funds to recipients of stimulus checks within a couple of weeks, but payments industry experts foresee troubling security issues even with most of the obvious options.

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John R. Koelmel
April 3, 2020 1:56 PM

Yes, the Small Business Administration's emergency funding program for the coronavirus crisis is off to a rocky start, but that shouldn't stop banks from helping customers in need.

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Nellie Akalp
April 3, 2020 1:31 PM

Accounting and tax professionals are especially in the throes of the evolving situation as federal and state governments discuss how they will provide relief to struggling families and American businesses.

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Alyssa Place
April 3, 2020 12:38 PM

Without the ability to catch early signs of burnout, employers may miss important cues as workers struggle with anxiety and stress.

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Brendan Pedersen
April 3, 2020 12:26 PM

The agency proposed changes in December to how customer relationships affect the definition of brokered funds, which has big implications for banks that are not well capitalized.

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Michael Moeser
April 3, 2020 12:09 PM

Mastercard has increased the contactless payment limit to CA$250 across Canada to provide consumers with a safer way to pay during the coronavirus pandemic.

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By Mark Niquette and Michael Sasso
April 3, 2020 11:01 AM

The Trump administration’s $349 billion small-business rescue kicked off Friday surrounded by concerns about its ability to handle an expected flood of applications and deliver enough aid to mom-and-pop firms hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Low volatility ETFs-Lisanti-use this one
Joseph Lisanti
April 3, 2020 10:27 AM

Proponents make them a standing core equity holding, but not all advisors are sold. One calls them "marketing schemes."

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