Coronavirus

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Brad Finkelstein
March 3, 2020 1:13 PM

Any impact from the coronavirus outbreak on commercial and multifamily loan delinquencies won't be known for some time, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

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Michael Cohn
March 3, 2020 12:57 PM

The pace of small-business job growth accelerated for the third month in a row in February, according to payroll giant Paychex, but the rate of hourly earnings growth slipped.

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Tobi Carter Richards
March 3, 2020 11:44 AM

In light of this new global challenge, what do these businesses and their tax professionals need to consider?

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Canada's housing market is poised for a hot spring — with lower mortgage rates likely to offset any major drag from the coronavirus.

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M&A wrap: Thermo Fisher, Qiagen, Coronavirus, Bregal Sagemount, AEI, GTCR, FP, Riverside, Merrill, Paul Hastings, Houlihan Lokey, Audax
March 3, 2020 11:02 AM

Thermo Fisher buys coronavirus test maker Qiagen in biggest healthcare of the deal of the year. Bregal Sagemount raises third fund. In more PE news, AEI, GTCR and FP make deals.

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As India’s first billion-dollar share sale in more than two years and the only credit card firm in the nation to go public, SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd.’s float may exceed the $1.4 billion target. The question is by how much in the face of the coronavirus outbreak.

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Fed Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday indicated that the agency might attempt to shore up flailing markets with an interest rate cut.
March 3, 2020 10:18 AM

The Federal Reserve has voted unanimously to cut the interest rate 50 basis points to 1.10% effective March 4, in the first emergency rate cut since 2008.

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Chip Barnett
March 3, 2020 10:12 AM

Looming state budget cuts combined with the COVID-19 threat could have a negative impact on NYC's economy.

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Gary Siegel
March 3, 2020 10:00 AM

The Federal Open Market Committee cut the fed funds rate target 50 basis points to a range between 1% and 1.25%, it announced Tuesday.

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Thermo Fisher buys coronavirus test maker Qiagen for $10 billion
By Bloomberg News
March 3, 2020 9:12 AM

When a new coronavirus emerged out of China in January, Qiagen got to work on a test to detect the virus in bodily fluids. The test is now being evaluated at four hospitals in China and one in France. The diagnostic gives results in about one hour.

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