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In addition to earlier measures that supplied more than $1 trillion to purchase Treasury and mortgage-backed securities, the new U.S. Fed programs include support for the “Main Street” lending initiative, loans to states and municipalities, and buying “riskier” assets. [more]

Cancelled or postponed live sports events have provided a catalyst for growth in the eSports industry as many pro sports teams experiment with online and virtual reality events. Quickly following, sports betting platform provider Newgioco launches wagering on eSports events. [more]

COVID-19 is just the catalyst. Almost every government in the world is committing billions or trillions of dollars in attempts to save a collapsing world pandemic economy. [more]

At current pace of operation & CAPEX spending, Aurora and Curaleaf have less than two quarters of runway left while iAnthus defaults on debt payment and MedMen needs $250M to execute turnaround plan. [more]

The presentation focused on mining, the environment, urbanization, the green economy, infrastructure, electric vehicles, and Ivanhoe’s three projects in southern Africa. [more]

Combined with the royalty license agreement announced in Dec/19, these two contracts represent $18M in revenue potential. [more]

The VIX is in a volatile range, with new coronavirus cases & unemployment claims continuing to rise, and the S&P 500 might still have room to drop. [more]

Banking Regulators seek capital preservation for funds to help companies and households through the current Covid-19 crisis. [more]