• Here’s how stimulus checks could cost Americans in the long run

    Here’s how stimulus checks could cost Americans in the long run

    Massive federal spending meant to blunt the coronavirus’s economic impact could have long-term costs, experts say — meaning those stimulus checks might not be free money after all. Congress’s unprecedented stimulus measures coupled with the Federal Reserve’s aggressive efforts to shore up the economy could drive up inflation in the coming years, leaving Americans with …
  • Small business coronavirus bailout funding slated to start this week, but can it?

    Small business coronavirus bailout funding slated to start this week, but can it?

    Chris Hurn, founder of Fountainhead Commercial Capital, has received 7,400 small business loan requests in the past two weeks, more than his business has handled in its five years of existence. The Lake Mary, Florida-based non-bank lender is just one of thousands of financial institutions across the country preparing to dole out $349 billion in …