After a long and strenuous Senate session Friday night and after several amendments, the newest COVID relief stimulus package, this time valued at $1.9T, passed with a 50-49 vote early Saturday morning, March 6th. Senate Democrats used the reconciliation process, which allows budget-related bills to pass with a simple majority rather than the 60 votes typically needed, to pass the bill.

Investors opening their finance apps on their smartphones or flipping the TV to CNBC this morning, February 23rd, likely experienced an uneasy feeling in their stomach.