Over the past several months, this committee has held numerous hearings on the ppp and heard from borrowers and challenges theyve faced in accessing the program. Ive travelled through the districts to speak with Business Owners about how they faired through the pandemic. And ive heard some of the successes and challenges they face with the ppp. And uncertainty about what the future holds. From borrower who is eventually access the loan, the Committee Heard concerns about complicated and conflicting Program Rules and other requirements associated with loan forgiveness. Lenders also expressed a great deal of frustration over the needlessly complicated rules and reported feeling unable to adequately help their borrowers through the forgiveness process. Through it all, borrowers simply wanted to ensure they were using loan for proceeding consistent with the law so they could qualify for full loan forgiveness and effectively convert the loan into a grant which was the congressional intent i
Max, treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on the impact of the coronavirus on the economy. This is two and half hours. This hearing will come to order. Todays hearing is a hybrid format and the hearing room has been configured to maintain the recommended sixfoot social distancing between senators, witnesses witnesses and otheren individuals in the room necessary to operate the hearing which we have kept to a minimum. For those joining remotely a few videoconferencing reminders. Once you start speaking there will be a slight delay before you are displayed on the screen. To minimize background noise please click the mute button until it is your turn to speak or ask questions. If there is a Technology Issue we will move to the next senator until it is resolved. I again remind all senators and our witnesses that the fiveminute clocks still apply and you should, those remote, stall, box on your screen labeled clock that will show how much time is remaini
The u. S. Has already delivered , but jayscal support powell says the economy still has a long way to go. Early doors. Bars and restaurants in the u. K. Ine crackdown amid a surge the virus. Boris johnson is set to announce new restrictions today. Just gone 6 00 a. M. In london, annmarie, you mentioned that yesterday had the potential for new restrictions and it would be delivered. It is official. At 10 00 p. M. Annmarie thats going to be it for pubs and restaurants. P. M. Ave to leave by 10 00 Boris Johnson set to sound the alarm on this today. I do think its as loud as an alarm as many expected. Im in bed well before 10 00 p. M. I dont think this will change a lot of peoples habits, but it is a start of potential restrictions as we do have that are rate increasing in the United Kingdom. I watched a number of challenges yesterday afternoon. Ands about tests and traits the robustness of the testing system. In dubai we are able to walk out the door within 16 minutes of the hype i can pi
The bloomberg. Forced to come. Jerome powell said the u. S. Economy is heading into in uncharted territory. Morgan stanley warns the nasdaq 100 could enter a bear market. U. S. Tissue paper Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to sound the up Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to sound the rise. After covid19 cases hsbc orders a halt to social media posting after a leaked report linked to the bank to suspect transactions. Shares slide in hong kong for the second day in a row. Just under an hour away from the start of cash equity trading in europe. Take a look at futures after the big, fat drops drops we saw yesterday. The dax fell 4. 3 . The drops were much bigger in europe than they were in the u. S. The u. S. Saw drops between 1 and 2 yesterday. U. S. Futures are still down about 0. 5 . Anna, what do you see on the gmm . Anna lets get to it. We have the reaction we are getting in the european session. What we saw overnight in the u. S. , rather. A bit of selling. It is quite dramatic
Impassioned dissents, her lifes work will not only continue to shape jurisprudence but also enlighten scholars and students for generations. By all accounts Justice Ginsburg loved her work because she loved the law. In a more ordinary life story, her courage and continued excellence in the face of multiple serious illnesses would itself be the heroic climax rather than just one more remarkable chapter among so many. On the court Justice Ginsburg was a universe yale admired colleague. Its no wonder Many Americans have taken particular comfort these past days in remembering her famous friendship with her ideological opposite, the late Justice Scalia. Together they made sure the halls of justice also rang with laughter and comedy. They rarely sat on the same side of a high profile decision but still sat together at the opera and most any other time they could manage to be together. So the legal world is mounting the legal world is mourning a giant but Justice Ginsburgs fellow justices, a