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Futures on the Dow and broader U.S. stock market rebounded late Monday, as investors reacted to encouraging signs from world governments that stopping coronavirus had become a top priority. Just a few weeks ago, many politicians including President Trump had.

Amazon.com on Monday said it would hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the United States to deal with a surge in online orders, as many consumers have turned to the web to meet their needs during the coronavirus outbreak..

At around 3:00 a.m. ET, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely to price, was higher at around 0.7843%, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was up slightly at 1.3482%. The Dow and S&P.

Roughly 5 million people in China lost their jobs amid the outbreak of the new coronavirus in the first two months of this year, according to data published Monday. China’s official, but highly doubted, urban unemployment rate jumped in February.

Coronavirus has been with us for longer than you think. According to documents seen by the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the Chinese government first detected a case of COVID-19 on Nov. 17. Yet it still hasn’t been able to.

The president of the European Commission on Monday proposed a ban on nonessential incoming, foreign travel for a month, the latest drastic measure to cut off the flow of people as the coronavirus spreads around the world. It would cover.

Market overview Friday’s bounce gave way to a collapse comparable to what we saw on Thursday. At the time of writing, the Dow Jones is losing 12% – the worst intraday drop since 1987. The FTSE100 has fallen to 4840.

Russia’s central bank is expected to keep its key interest rate unchanged on Friday, putting its monetary easing cycle on hold after a rapid slump in the rouble amid mounting economic risks, a Reuters poll showed on Monday. The Bank.

The stock market will plunge deeper into bear market territory on Monday. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures fell 5% overnight, triggering circuit breakers to halt trading. The drop comes as New York prepares to shut down schools, bars, and.

One bitcoin trader lost 1,220 BTC on March 12, when the price of the dominant cryptocurrency fell by 50 percent in a single day. As the downtrend of the crypto market worsens, large-scale multi-million dollar liquidations can happen again. Last.

European markets plunged on Monday as much of the region went into shutdown mode to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. The pan-European Stoxx 600 dropped 8% near the start of trading, travel and leisure stocks plummeting 14.3% to.

Oil prices slid more than 6% on Monday as the acceleration in coronavirus cases worldwide, which is bringing travel and business to a standstill, further dents global demand for crude. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude dropped 6.4%,or $2.05, to trade.