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Kodak Tomfoolery? Gold Surges Past $2,000 08/04/2020 12:00am • All three major indices finished in the green on Tuesday, as a gravity-defying rally off the March 23 lows continued. Since the market's nadir in the early days of spring, the Dow has advanced 47%, the S&P 500 has rallied 51%, and the Nasdaq is up 65%. There was little in the way of specifics t First to close and the last to open: DC concert venues say they can't continue without help from Congress 08/03/2020 06:27am • Unable to open anytime soon, local independent concert venues are looking to Congress for help. "We have zero revenue, enormous overhead and no view into the future," said Audrey Fix Schaefer, spokeswoman for the 9:30 Club, The Anthem, the Lincoln Theatre and Merriweather Post Pavilion. She sa College Financial Aid Disbursement: When and How to Expect It 08/03/2020 12:00am • As the start of classes nears, students who need help paying for school may wonder how college financial aid disbursement works as they wait for their award to arrive. College financial aid disbursement refers to the aid payment process, which typically happens around the time classes start in the f 5 Ways to Be a Socially Conscious Consumer and Financial Activist 08/03/2020 12:00am • In the wake of George Floyd's death, thousands of people across the country took to the streets to protest excessive police force and support the Black Lives Matter movement. While rallies and petitions are one way to make your voice heard, financial activism is another. "Every decision we make has 10 Robinhood Stocks Investors Are Buying in August 08/03/2020 12:00am • Robinhood stocks have been on fire in 2020.A volatile stock market helped drive 3 million new users to open Robinhood accounts in the first quarter of 2020 alone. Robinhood investors are generally considered to be younger and more tech savvy than the typical investor, with an average age of about 31 Lunch crowd gone, 90% of food trucks leave DC, struggle to survive 07/31/2020 08:18am • If it feels like you can't find a once-ubiquitous food truck in the nation's capital these days, there's good reason — they've left. The arrival of the coronavirus pandemic has devastated the recently burgeoning local food truck industry and threatens the future of small business owners who are How to Survive as a Retiree in a Down Market 07/29/2020 12:00am • With the coronavirus pandemic causing fluctuations in the stock market, many people fear an extended economic downturn. It can be especially nerve-wracking if your portfolio valuations are down, or your retirement income is less than you planned for. Follow these financial to-dos to get through a m What Work-Study Looks Like During the Coronavirus Pandemic 07/29/2020 12:00am • Students who rely on part-time jobs funded by the federal work-study program to pay for college may see their financial aid options limited or rescinded this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic. Whether students can access work-study funding, which is a form of aid that requires them to work f Coronavirus may give you an opportunity to buy a cheaper car 07/28/2020 01:20pm • This content is sponsored by PenFed Credit Union. After seeing auto sales plummet recently, automakers are starting to report higher sales as states continue to reopen from the coronavirus pandemic. While the market is showing signs of rebounding, automakers are still trying to move cars off t Telemedicine Explodes to the Forefront Amid COVID-19 07/28/2020 12:00am • Before COVID-19, Bryce Elliott had never experienced a telemedicine visit. Since early March, he's had three: all via video. One from the cab of his pickup truck outside work, where he followed up with his cardiologist. Another to review medications with his rheumatologist. A third, to go over blood Virginia announces $70 million in new aid for small businesses 07/27/2020 09:47pm • Small businesses and nonprofit agencies in Virginia that have suffered economic damages because of the coronavirus will have access to parts of $70 million in new financial aid the state is making available. Gov. Ralph Northam said $10,000 each will be awarded to about 7,000 applicants. In order A Guide to Stipends 07/27/2020 12:00am • Stipends are a type of payment used by a growing number of organizations to incentivize employees, researchers, teachers, interns and volunteers. To help increase your understanding of and the implications around getting a stipend, here is a comprehensive guide to stipends, including some facts and How to Create and Maintain a Family Budget 07/27/2020 12:00am • If you're not good at maintaining a household budget, you're not alone. Many families operate without a spending plan, and even those who think they are budgeting may not actually be doing so. Nearly 60% of people say they don't track spending, and 2 in 5 have never had a budget, according to a 201 Fears and uncertainties abound for Md. tenants, landlords and courts as eviction moratorium ends 07/24/2020 10:11am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Hundreds of thousands of Marylanders are at risk of being put on the street with their belongings, after a federal moratorium on evictions Are Some Companies Still Too Big to Fail? 07/24/2020 12:00am • "Too big to fail" banks were one of the defining economic problems of the late aughts and early 2010s. The 2008 financial crisis brought into painfully clear focus an issue that helped create the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression: Many of the biggest financial institutions in the U