"Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health." CARL JUNG | | | President Donald Trump visited Capitol Hill on March 10 to meet Republican lawmakers and seek support for his stimulus plan to tackle the economic disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Read more | | | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden cursed and appeared to threaten a Detroit autoworker on March 10 during an argument over gun rights. Read more | | | U.S. stocks rose sharply in volatile trading on March 10 after President Donald Trump met with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill and emerged to deliver a message on a much-anticipated coronavirus relief plan. Read more | | | Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) believes the revised proposal he and co-sponsor Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) hope to reintroduce later this week is the best bet in 2020 for Congress to act against spiraling prescription drug costs. Read more | | | Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, on March 10, in an apparent attempt to convince citizens that the disease is under control. Read more | | | The Justice Department has warned that it plans to hold businesses accountable if they attempt to violate antitrust laws because of the coronavirus outbreak. Read more | | | Is your retirement safe from Coronavirus market panic? Experts warn your 401(k) or IRA could be at SERIOUS risk. U.S. stocks plunged recently on fears of a global economic slowdown which led to the Dow Jones losing 2,000 points, its largest ever single-day drop. If that doesn't get your attention—what will? Retirement accounts, savings accounts, and financial portfolios will be at the mercy of global turmoil. Goldman Sachs, however, has identified one asset class that it deems virus-resistant—Gold. Gold continues to dramatically outperform other safe havens in 2020 and has now officially become, "the currency of last resort." Don't wait until it's too late—Get Your Free Copy: #1 Retirement Playbook | | | Ultra-Volatility Is Here By James Gorrie With markets crashing down—and up—seemingly every other day, the only certainty in the markets right now is that there's none to be found, anywhere in the world. Read more | | | Biden and Bernie to Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia: Drop Dead By Stephen Moore The Democratic presidential field is down to two old, white males: former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders. Though they are said to represent two polar-opposite wings of the party, on one issue, they are in complete agreement. Read more | | | | Financial Crisis Made in China By Valentin Schmid (August 1, 2014) The epic meltdown in financial markets that occurred in 2008 was a painful reminder that even developed economies in this day and age cannot avert financial crises. Read more | | In this episode of American Thought Leaders, we sat down with Rep. Mark Walker, top Republican on the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism, at CPAC, to discuss the coronavirus outbreak, its impact on the economy, and why information coming out of China shouldn't be trusted. | | | |
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