Today’s subprime crisis: leveraged loans

Highly levered and priced for perfection is always a train wreck waiting to happen.  This podcast gives a taste of the debt dominoes that coronavirus has set in motion.

Companies have taken on more and more of a particular type of risky debt over the last five years, amounting to $1.2 trillion in outstanding loans. WSJ’s Matt Wirz explains why that debt could make things much worse for an economy already in turmoil.

Here is a direct audio link.

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Homemade masks to slow virus spread

Homemade masks are partly effective in individual protection, but they are essential for slowing the spread of the virus in the population. The main outcome of our studies was that they stop around 95-100% of viruses that people emitting by your breath, sneezing, and coughing. People are the most contagious first days without symptoms, that’s why we need masks for all. Here is a direct video link.

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Danielle’s bi-weekly market update

Danielle was a guest with Jim Goddard on Talk Digital Network talking about recent developments in the world economy and markets.  You can listen to the segment here.

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