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The number of coronavirus cases has reached a new sad record of 200,000. The markets react negatively. Dow Jones is falling.COVID-19 cases surpassed 200,000 worldwide on Wednesday as the coronavirus continues to spread outside of China where the original thing started. Dow Jones continues to lose its points.At the time of writing, Dow is 1,764 points down.The total number of cases now stands at 206,664 as of 3:35 pm CET on Wednesday, according to data compiled by John Hopkins University. The...

The value of checks that the U.S. government is sending to help people amid the coronavirus outbreak may reach $1,000 or even more.The U.S. Government is sending checks to households. This is reportedly to combat the effects of the economic malaise in the economy due to COVID-19. Sources say that the Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin indicated this yesterday at a white house conference.He reportedly said that the funds would reach households across America immediately.The amount that...

The fiscal stimulus package came amid the constantly dropping markets over the rise in the coronavirus spread. The Trump government announced direct payments and tax reliefs to individuals and small businesses. Dow Jones moved up on this news.The coronavirus outbreak has taken the entire global economy on a toss. Businesses across the world are facing the heat of this slowdown as the situation goes from bad to worse. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has been tossing like a crazy ball on the...

Dow Futures lost another 800 points. Futures contracts for the indices were in “limit down” territory, a situation where trading is halted after they have hit a 5% loss and can go no lower.Trading of futures contracts has seen extreme volatility overnight, and some traders even thought of the possibility that computer trading has distorted trading moves in the market’s collapse deriving from the coronavirus outbreak. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 821 points, indicating a...

Initiating human trials is only one step in the long process of proving the safety and efficacy of a new therapeutic. Still, the timeframes to beginning testing for Moderna, BioNTech and CureVac are faster than typical for traditional vaccines.We already wrote how almost all pharmaceutical firms throughout the whole world are doing everything to develop a vaccine that would help to stop the coronavirus spread. No matter if they’re big or small, the goal is the same and it is no more just a...

Dow Futures are showing a sharp recovery after Monday’s bloodbath as U.S. President Donald Trump assures supporting industries amid this ongoing COVID-19 outbreak that has disrupted the global economy.On Monday, Dow Jones suffered its worst day after the “Black Friday” market crash of 1987 as fears of coronavirus continue to mount further. The Dow Jones crashed 12.9% i.e. nearly 3000 points closing at 20,188 levels. Just at the Monday opening, Dow Jones triggered a circuit breaker halting...

European markets rallied, but then lost some of their gains, while markets in the Asia-Pacific region were mixed on Tuesday as investors tried to grapple with a disastrous Monday on Wall Street.European equities started its trading higher on Monday following new development regarding the coronavirus vaccine. Also, the Union decided to close its external borders. The first human trial to evaluate a candidate vaccine against the new coronavirus has begun in Seattle yesterday, raising hopes in...

The stocks of JPMorgan and Citi are falling, showing a decrease of 17.71% and 19.27% (at opening) accordingly. The situation gave birth to fears regarding banks and coronavirus.Citigroup Inc (NYSE: C) lost 18%, sliding to $41,98 per share. Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) lost 14%, drowning to $26,56 per the stock. As per the Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC), they have lost 15%, driving the stock price to $20,44. It seems like the banks are not prepared for the coronavirus attack. More than...

The situation with the oil price is getting worse as the price has now fallen below $30 as there is no longer much demand because of travel restrictions due to the coronavirus.The price of oil is easily the most talked about the news after the coronavirus pandemic. Oil, which has relatively maintained a significantly healthy price range for a while now, crashed terribly last week. Saudi Arabia deliberately cut down on the price of oil by 30% in response to Russia disagreeing to reduce its...

Currently, Google is working on a website devoted to COVID-19. Serving an informative function, the website will also remove fake information about the virus on YouTube, Google Maps, Google developer platforms, and across ads.Last Friday, the U.S. President Donald Trump revealed that Google is currently working on the screening website that addresses COVID-19 education, treatment and prevention, and local resources across the nation. According to Trump, 1,700 engineers under the tenure of...