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Average folks find crazy ways to cash in on the oil crash

Storage schemes get creative, with would-be investors looking to sock it away in giant pools, caves or anywhere else they can until prices rebound. ‘Who wants to help your dad do this crazy stuff?’

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How to make money working from home

It can feel like there are endless ways to make money from home, but being smart about the opportunities you take can make a big difference.

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The jaw-dropping increases in unemployment claims in each state

The coronavirus crisis is hitting the United States hard, including in the pocketbook. As employees are ordered to stay in their homes against the spread of COVID-19, business and the economy have ground to a halt and unemployment claims have soared shockingly high and fast, jumping again scarily from March to April.

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Fed officials push back on the view that rates may go negative

The Federal Reserve, which cut its primary interest rate to near zero March 15 in the face of the economic crisis prompted by the coronavirus, isn’t anticipating the use of negative rates that have been tried in Europe and Japan, two Fed presidents said Monday.

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15 things you should do if you are laid off or furloughed

Try these tips to make the current challenging times a little easier.

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America's biggest mall owner to reopen 50% of its centers this week

The biggest U.S. mall owner Simon Property Group said Monday that it plans to have roughly 50% of its properties reopened again within the next week.

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Marriott CEO calls a bottom as occupancy trends improve

Shares of Marriott International Inc. took a hit Monday, after the hotel operator missed first-quarter profit expectations, but Chief Executive Arne Sorensen highlighted a “glimmer of good news” by saying business appears to have bottomed.

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