April Ebay sales have dropped off considerably. It seems like it was shortly after reports that the COVID-19 virus could survive on packages for up to 24 hours. The later reports I read indicate that the chance of catching the virus from a package are very low. Regardless, people see
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With the pandemic raging in the US this past month the DOW dropped by 18%. The estimates are that the virus could infect over 10 million in the US resulting in a quarter million deaths. As of April 4th the US has 226k confirmed cases. These are some scary numbers.
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Just when I think I have cut my spending to the bare minimum, something is always forcing me to look for ways to cut deeper. This week, I dropped collision insurance from my car. I am driving less and there are less cars on the road. I am not as
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Yesterday the Fed dropped interest rates to zero. I knew this was coming, but I didn’t think it would happens so soon after a rate cut only a few weeks ago. You would think that this would make stocks go up. But, in the short term, the opposite is happening.
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In the last week of Feb. 2020 the Dow dropped 4000 points. That’s about a 14% drop from the high earlier in the month. The Cronavirus put an end to any hope of making money in the stock market this year. While many experts claim that we were due for
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So far the 100 Mbps speed upgrade from Comcast has been working great. Video channels on Roku play much better and I can stream on more than one device without any buffering. I received my first bill after making the service change. Since they bill a month in advance, Comcast
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