NewsWatch: U.S. stocks end 7% higher as hopes grow that the coronavirus outbreak may stabilize soon

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Stocks finished near session highs Monday as investors focused on signs that the rapid spread of the COVID-19 disease is stabilizing in the U.S., the new epicenter of the pandemic. See full story.

‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’ Robert Kiyosaki: Don’t save your money! Spend it on the ‘best buy for future security’

What should you do with your stimulus check? Robert Kiyosaki, the best-selling author of “Rich Dad, Poor Dad,” offered a bit of advice to his 1.3 million followers on Twitter for when that cash finally arrives. See full story.

Wall Street vet of half a century warns of an ‘L-shaped’ economic recovery

Back in December, Art Cashin, longtime NYSE trader, predicted that the stock market would be higher in 2020 despite some volatile stretches in January, March and July. Looks like he got that second part mostly right, anyway. He’s sounding quite a bit more bearish on the prospects of a recovery these days. See full story.

‘As you get older, the physical stuff is hard.’ Meet the hospital cleaner on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic

Cleaners trained to sanitize medical facilities are getting more shifts, but that comes with its own challenges. ‘I’m not going to be rich, but I can manage to live,’ says hospital cleaner Don LeBlanc, Jr. See full story.

Congress should send everyone a $1,200 check every month

Massive fiscal stimulus is needed to save the real economy. See full story.

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‘Every time I hear an ambulance I wonder if it’s related to coronavirus. Are there more emergency calls in the city, or am I noticing every distant siren?’ See full story.

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