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Economy

“New $3,000 child tax credit to start payments in July, IRS says”

“The IRS plans to begin sending monthly payments from the new $3,000 child tax credit in July, Commissioner Charles Rettig said Tuesday during a hearing with the Senate Finance Committee. The new and significantly expanded child tax credit was included in the $1.9 trillion… Continue Reading…

Economy, Personal Finance

“Credit card CEO warns of dark times when the $600 unemployment benefit expires”

“Margaret Keane has been in the credit card business for 40 years and she’s seeing something she never expected: There’s mass unemployment, yet Americans are paying their bills on time. In normal times, that’d be good sign of financial responsibility.… Continue Reading…

Banking

“Banks Face $300 Million Shortfall on Luckin Margin Loans”

“Banks including Credit Suisse Group AG and Morgan Stanley face a $300 million shortfall on margin loans to the embattled founder of Luckin Coffee Inc. The lenders, which also include Haitong International Securities Group and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., raised… Continue Reading…

Business

“American Airlines credit downgraded to B- at S&P, the lowest rating among its airline peers”

“Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. AAL, -9.81% rallied 6.2% in afternoon trading, even as the air carrier’s credit rating was cut to a peer-group low of B- from B at S&P Global Ratings. The credit rating agency said the outlook on the… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy

“Airlines are on the brink of bankruptcy — what happens to your voucher, travel miles and airline credit card if they go belly up?”

“Carriers’ stocks have tanked in response. Warren Buffett recently revealed that Berkshire BRK.A, -1.37% had sold off all of its holdings in the airline sector, including stock in Delta DAL, -6.99%, American Airlines AAL, -6.94% and Southwest LUV, -5.76%. Boeing BA, -3.21% Chief Executive David Calhoun suggested that a major airline will “most likely” go under… Continue Reading…

Business

“Disney Enters Into New $5 Billion Credit Agreement”

“The company now has access to more than $13 billion in credit, should it be needed… In a filing Monday with the SEC, Disney said that it had signed a new 364-day revolving credit agreement with Citibank that would provide… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“Why Mastercard Stock Climbed 58% in 2019”

“Shares of Mastercard (NYSE:MA) gained 58.3% last year, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. That compares to a return of 28.9% for the S&P 500 index. The payment processor continued to post stellar growth rates on the top and bottom line. Investors see… Continue Reading…

Economy, Personal Finance

“Americans’ Credit Card Debt Poised to Reach 10-Year High”

“Americans are projected to fall seriously behind on their credit card bills at the highest rate in a decade as banks push a record number of people to get plastic. The share of credit card borrowers who are at least… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy

“Cash is still king: San Francisco bans credit-only stores”

“San Francisco officials voted Tuesday to require brick-and-mortar retailers to take cash as payment, joining Philadelphia and New Jersey in banning a growing paperless practice that critics say discriminates against low-income people who may not have access to credit cards… Brown said… Continue Reading…