The VIX is in a volatile range, with new coronavirus cases & unemployment claims continuing to rise, and the S&P 500 might still have room to drop. [more]

CNN Money’s Fear & Greed Index is currently at 21 indicating “Extreme Fear”. [more]

Banking Regulators seek capital preservation for funds to help companies and households through the current Covid-19 crisis. [more]

We look at some of the gold & silver historical charts from an article by Jeff Clark on SilverSeek.com. The charts show the severity, duration and recovery of the gold & silver prices during previous financial crises. [more]

In highly volatile markets, such as we have been experiencing, assessing the market’s seasonal trends can contribute to making prudent investment decisions. There are two additions and nine expiries this month. [more]

As the Covid-19 pandemic socially isolates most economies across the world, the business world is quickly changing from office space to remote environments. Companies adapting online focus on three areas of digital transformation: (1) cloud storage, (2) workplace communication, and (3) video conferencing. [more]

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing systemic shifts in the social fabric of world societies, none more so than in the world of economics, which is grappling with a sudden and sharp shift in society’s economic norms. [more]

In light of the Covid-19 lock-downs, consumers are saturating the internet for streaming services, but the network structures currently in place do not have the capability to handle the high congestion, especially in low bandwidth areas. [more]