This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 118,101, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Global deaths: At least 4,262, according to data compiled by […]
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Dow jumps more than 600 points after Wall Street’s biggest rout since 2008
Stocks rallied on Tuesday as Wall Street clawed back some of the massive losses suffered in the previous session. Bets on government intervention to stem the economic downturn from the coronavirus lifted equities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 600 points higher, or 2.6%. The S&P 500 climbed 2.4% while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 2.6%. […]
Dow craters 1,400 points and S&P 500 down 5% amid oil price war
Stocks cratered Monday as investors grappled with the sinking price of oil and the spread of the coronavirus. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tanked 1,438 points, on pace for its worst day since Dec. 2008, while the S&P 500 plunged 5.3%. The massive sell-off triggered a key market circuit breaker minutes into the opening bell. Trading was halted for […]
Investors brace for more volatility as wild swings become ‘new normal’
Traders work during the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 28, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images The S&P 500 has never behaved like this, but Wall Street strategists say get used to it. Investors just witnessed the equity benchmark swinging […]
‘I don’t want to panic on policy measures’ related to coronavirus slowdown
Larry Kudlow, President Donald Trump’s chief economic advisor, told CNBC on Friday that he doesn’t want to “panic on policy measures” designed to combat the new coronavirus and said that U.S. growth remains strong. “We would prefer a targeted approach, a rather micro approach,” Kudlow said. “Let’s think about individuals who might lose paychecks because […]
Coronavirus spread could spark more rate cuts: Economist Benn Steil
Council on Foreign Relations economist Benn Steil says the Federal Reserve’s half percentage point cut in interest rates may not be enough to keep the economy on track as the coronavirus spreads. “None of us would be surprised to see the Fed cutting further in the coming months,” the council’s senior fellow and director of […]
NYC confirms new cases, Southwest slashes revenue forecast
This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 95,700, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Global deaths: At least 3,280, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins […]
Dow set to drop 200 points after G-7 fails to deliver policy action to combat coronavirus
U.S. stock index futures indicated a lower open on Tuesday after a statement by the G-7 failed to assuage investor concerns over how the biggest global economies will curb the economic impact of the coronavirus. Futures also pointed to declines after a report said a New York City high school was closed due to a […]
Dow roars back from coronavirus sell-off with biggest gain since 2009, surges 5.1%
Stocks rose sharply in volatile trading on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting its best day in more than a decade as Wall Street regained a big chunk of their losses from last week’s massive sell-off. The Dow closed 1,293.96 points higher, or 5.1%, at 26,703.32. The move on a percentage basis was the Dow’s biggest […]
Top economist Ed Hyman sees zero US growth next two quarters
Ed Hyman, a widely followed economist on Wall Street, said the coronavirus outbreak could end up causing a recession in the U.S. and slashed his U.S. GDP forecast to zero growth in the second and third quarters of this year “More cases are showing up in the U.S. and seem likely to be just the […]