NewsWatch: It’s one of the hottest ETFs of the coronavirus era — and the woman who nailed the 2018 stock-market shock created it just a year ago

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Nancy Davis, the chief investment officer and founder of advisory firm Quadratic Capital, rolled out a new exchange-traded fund just a year ago, and it has quietly become one of the hottest performers in the epoch of coronavirus that brought much of the financial world to its knees. See full story.

‘If a year from now, we are still in the same situation,’ dealing with coronavirus lockdowns ‘we would be called a second’ Great Depression, says tearful billionaire Paul Tudor Jones

Billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones remains optimistic about the U.S.’s ability to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic but offered a warning about the economic prospects for America if the viral outbreak cannot be slowed a year from now. See full story.

I received two $1,200 stimulus payments. One was direct deposit and the other was a paper check — I cashed the check

Some people are upset that they didn’t receive a large enough check, while others have received two payments. See full story.

Vacation real-estate markets are ‘toast’ because of the pandemic as Airbnb owners rush to offload their homes, Redfin CEO says

As the company reopens its iBuying division, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman sees opportunity for iBuyers in beach towns. See full story.

California assemblywoman hits Elon Musk with an F-bomb after he says he will move Tesla’s HQ out of state

Lorena Gonzalez, tell us how you really feel about the Tesla boss. See full story.

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Here’s a roundup of how states are helping student loan borrowers, and how to get it. See full story.