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The Dow dropped 1,191 points on Thursday, in its worst one-day point drop in history, while the S&P 500 posted its worst day since 2011. Stocks are on track for their worst week since the 2008 financial crisis.Markets in Asia and elsewhere have also suffered, as fears of a global pandemic have continued to grow. New cases of the virus were confirmed in Spain, France and the UAE overnight, as outbreaks in South Korea, Italy and Iran continued to worsen.
Pence's history managing health crisis under scrutiny 03:06Asia in crisisWhile the virus has spread worldwide, the worst of the outbreak remains centered in Asia. The number of confirmed cases in China grew to 78,824 as of Friday morning, an increase of 327 from the previous day. Forty-four people died of the virus on Thursday, bringing the total in mainland China to 2,788. More than 36,000 patients have been discharged from hospital so far.
Gupta on Trump's coronavirus claim: That's not true 03:05Europe struggles to respondOutside of Asia, the number of cases of the virus has risen to over 650 in Italy, the worst outbreak in Europe. Tens of thousands in a"red zone" in northern Italy have been put on effective lockdown, as officials race to stop it spreading throughout the country.
Began slashing projects and people head was on the line
Ur purposefully fear mongering 24/7 right now on tv to drive the markets down. All bc u wanna pin it on trump. Pathetic FakeNews Trump2020
Haha good one.
Anyone thought of the proposition that China released this virus knowing it would cause an economic quagmire that may have the effect of negatively impacting Trumps 2020 re-election bid? I mean is it really that far fetched?
NO, IT'S YOU LOT CAUSING PANIC. You can't even call the Virus by it's name, you're that far out of the loop.. You're disgusting and despicable..
Soon there will B huge buying Opps. I'm patiently waiting.
It's because our market has been held up by nothing but speculation. Trump's policies have done nothing good for the economy. If anything, he has slowed the growth and possibly reversed it.
1- Turkey has started a rightful operation against Syrian Regime to protect its borders after the vicious attacks by Syrian Regime against civilians in Turkey controlled zones. 2- Turkey has opened its doors to Europe for 72 hours. All immigrants are free to pass!
or novel coronavirus news erupted as stock mkts began going under
I’m trying to sell off a coffee table if anyone is looking.
Thanks, Trump!