Here's what happened to the stock market on Wednesday

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Stocks took another hit on Wednesday amid concerns over the economic blow from the coronavirus outbreak.

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman, echoing investor worries, urged President Donald Trump to shut down the country in an effort to curb the spread. "We need to shut it down now. ... This is the only answer," Ackman, founder of Pershing Square Capital Management, told CNBC's "

" on Wednesday. "America will end as we know it. I'm sorry to say so, unless we take this option." Bottom line, investors want to see drastic measures to contain the outbreak before jumping into the market again.

 

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What happened is that you allowed Ackman yell fire in a crowded theater. Shame on you. In the same interview he said going to zero and buying. Be better than this.

You guys put the Zoom Video CEO on now?!! Really insensitive.

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It got hammered. Next....

Here’s what happened to the stock market Wednesday

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