Stocks Rally, Pointing to Second Week of Gains for U.S. Indexes

📆 17/04/2020 17:36:00
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The Dow and S&P 500 rose about 2%, setting up U.S. stocks for a second straight week of gains. The market was buoyed by optimism that parts of the American economy may begin reopening in coming days.

President Trump lays out guidelines to reopen the economy in three phases, China records its first-ever contraction in quarterly GDP, and Gilead Sciences shares soar on hopes for a potential Covid-19 drug.

WSJ’s Shelby Holliday has the latest on the pandemic. Photo: STR/AFP via Getty Images

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A market buoyed by the potentiality more death as we drop our guard too soon.

Over 4500 deaths just yesterday. 22 million on unemployment. SBA loan program broke. No way the economy 'opens up' anytime soon.

Ap Huff

Optimism 😂 too much printed money should be allocated somethere, that’s all

The stock market is not the United States. It's not the people the make up the work force. Clearly it is just for billionaires and millionaires trying to profit off the weak.

back to normal finally

This is silly.

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