The Dow plunged nearly 1,000 points, or 4.4 percent, to finish the day at 20,943.51. — Reuters pic
But there was no way to sugarcoat President Donald Trump’s pronouncement late Tuesday that the US was in for “a very, very painful two weeks” as health experts said the US death count could reach 240,000 people. The bad news continued as the number of coronavirus cases continued to rise and Florida — one of the last major states still largely operational — headed to a 30-day stay-at-home policy following an order from the governor.
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