Finance

When mortgage rates fall to record lows, as they have in recent weeks, homeowners who see a chance to save some money race to refinance. Just be sure you don’t get stuck at the end of the line. Refinancing is a surefire way to give yourself extra cash — three digits’ worth for most people […]

NEW YORK — Movie theaters have long acted as a refuge in times of war and recession. Its screens have flickered virtually unabated for the last century. But the coronavirus presents a rare case and an acute crisis for a medium already under threat by the advent of streaming services. With few exceptions, movie theaters

Does the stock market’s nose dive make you want to shift into full retreat — no stocks, no bonds at all? It’s an understandable reaction for young investors living through their first major market decline, triggered by the coronavirus — or even for more experienced investors who find themselves worrying that the market plunge will

A Pennsylvania casino shut down temporarily, some Las Vegas casinos closed their buffets and the Hard Rock chain canceled live entertainment at all of its U.S. properties for at least a month as the nation’s casinos grappled with the coronavirus outbreak By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press March 13, 2020, 3:15 PM 3 min read ATLANTIC

The Pentagon is reconsidering its awarding of a major cloud computing contract to Microsoft after rival tech giant Amazon protested what it called a flawed bidding process March 13, 2020, 2:56 PM 2 min read WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is reconsidering its awarding of a major cloud computing contract to Microsoft after rival tech giant

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Trump administration hoped to announce agreement Friday on a coronavirus aid package to reassure anxious Americans by providing sick pay, free testing and other resources in an effort to calm teetering financial markets and the mounting crisis. Final details were being worked out, but the top House

Sweden’s central bank says it will lend up to 500 billion kronor ($52 billion) to companies via the banks March 13, 2020, 10:03 AM 2 min read The Latest on financial markets: Sweden’s central bank says it will lend up to 500 billion kronor ($52 billion) to companies via the banks to keep them from

4. I wish I had a pension. Should retirees be considering annuities? Maybe. If it’s pension-like income you’re craving, then something called a single-premium immediate annuity may help. You pay an insurance company a pile of cash, and in return, they send you a guaranteed monthly paycheck for the rest of your life (or some

SEOUL, South Korea — The coronavirus pandemic has taken over daily lives around the globe, overwhelming hospitals, shuttering schools and offices, halting U.S. presidential campaign rallies and world sports while increasing fears about the financial toll. The intensifying spread of COVID-19 beyond Asia has dashed hopes about a quick containment, even with travel and social

BANGKOK — Asian shares plunged, then recovered slightly as Friday the 13th brought still more turmoil to markets reeling from uncertainty over the coronavirus crisis. Benchmarks in Japan, Thailand and India sank as much as 10% following Wall Street’s biggest drop since the Black Monday crash of 1987. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 fell nearly 6%. India’s