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It took only five weeks for the U.S. economy to wipe out all the job gains it added over the last 11 years. Coronavirus-induced business closures throughout the U.S. have fueled the number of Americans applying for state unemployment benefits..

Market overview SP500 is up 1% at the start of the New York session after rising 2.3% on Wednesday. Positive dynamics are due to optimism around a new package of support for small and medium business and further growth in.

We’ve just witnessed the fastest crash in the US stock market history. Followed by one of the sharpest spikes back into bull market territory. So what happens next? No-one knows for sure. JP Morgan thinks we go back to all-time.

Facebook’s stock is soaring after a surprise investment in Reliance Jio, India’s largest telecom. The move will give the social media giant a foothold in India’s large market. And the two companies may be teaming up to develop a “super.

Republican President Donald Trump trails Democrat Joe Biden among registered voters in three Midwestern battleground states that he narrowly carried in 2016 and are seen as crucial to winning November’s election, according to an Ipsos public opinion poll conducted exclusively.

A record 26 million Americans likely sought unemployment benefits over the last five weeks, confirming that all the jobs created during the longest employment boom in U.S. history were wiped out in about a month as the novel coronavirus savages.

Norway’s Equinor announced Thursday it will cut its quarterly dividend payment to shareholders by two-thirds, potentially paving the way for other oil majors to follow suit over the coming days. The state-controlled oil company said its first-quarter cash pay-out to.

World markets are demonstrating cautious growth, caused by hopes for a third support package coupled with easing of restrictions in the economy. Oil turned to growth yesterday on geopolitics and rebounded after extreme oversell. Attention to oil clearly showed how.

Euro zone business activity hit another record low during April in another sign that the coronavirus pandemic is causing severe economic damage across the region. The IHS Markit Purchasing Managers’ Index, which measures both the services industry and manufacturing, dropped.

Oil jumped 40% at the high on Wednesday, reversing steep losses after a volatile overnight trading session which saw international benchmark Brent crude fall to its lowest level in more than 20 years. West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, rose.

Its neighbors closed borders, schools, bars and businesses as the coronavirus pandemic swept through Europe, but Sweden went against the grain by keeping public life as unrestricted as possible. The strategy — aimed at allowing some exposure to the virus.

Market overview Futures on the SP500 are up 1.4% before the start of the New York session after falling 3.0% on Tuesday. Positive dynamics are provided by optimism in connection with a new package of measures to support small and.