Share repurchases for 2020 projected to see ‘complete reversal’ of 2018 boom as buyback recovery should be slow even after stock market bottoms

U.S. Congress inches toward $2 trillion rescue package

European stocks rose on Tuesday amid tentative signs that the coronavirus spread is slowing in Italy, one of the worst-hit countries, as negotiations continued on a U.S. stimulus package.

Silver futures climbs more than 7% on Monday

Dollar rally pauses after latest Fed action, but will it resume?

Gold prices may climb to $2,000 in the second quarter: analyst

Countries around the world move to further restrict activity in a bid to slow the COVID-19 pandemic

Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Monday that it is taking measures with the aim of reinforcing its financial position due to the side effects of the coronavirus, which it said will contribute to a large amount of free cash flow on a pretax basis.

‘This is a planned, organized partial shutdown of the U.S. economy in the second quarter. The overall goal is to keep everyone, households and businesses, whole… It is a huge shock and we are trying to cope with it and keep it under control.’

Sydney’s ASX/S&P 200 drops about 8%; only Nikkei manages to tread water