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The COVID-19 spread continues to cast a larger shadow on the global markets as volatility seeps in. Analysts say that corrective measures by the Fed are doing little to control the market fall. Dow seriously dropped on Thursday.On Thursday, March 5, Dow Jones tanked 900 points giving a close above 26,100 levels. The markets have stayed quite unpredictable for the whole week oscillating to-and-fro.Since this Monday, Dow Jones has been moving 100 points up and down every alternate day. The...

Dow is set to drop nearly 600 points as coronavirus fears spread across Wall Street and the California state. Wuhan’s report claims a 36-year man died at home after he was cured of coronavirus at the hospital. Wuhan still has trouble with virus elimination.According to the recent report, the Chinese government is not able to hold the coronavirus in the center of Wuhan. A new spike of contaminations shows that the infection continues spreading across the city. In mainland China, the daily...

Veteran analysts from Wall Street warn investors that we are at the brink of the next economic recession and it could be possibly worse than the 2008 financial crisis.The coronavirus spread has exacerbated over the last months thereby severely impacting markets worldwide. On Tuesday, the Federal Reserve pressed the buzzer by offering rate cuts amidst rising concerns of the U.S. economic crisis. While the Fed is attempting to boost the crashing markets, analysts think it is not enough.Nouriel...

The 10-year and 30-year Treasury bond yields are currently at their historic lows. Tuesday’s FED rate cuts have surprised traders as investors are now leaving stocks aside and moving for safer bonds.The economic effects of the rising coronavirus spread have forced policymakers to take instant corrective measures. Last week, the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow Jones plunged around 10%, one of the nastiest corrections in the market after the 2008 financial crisis. To combat it, the Federal Reserve...

While many stocks are taking a big hit because of the coronavirus, the following 5 are some that are set up to benefit from the outbreak. Let’s have a look at them.The coronavirus outbreak is still driving a deep wedge into the world’s financial markets and stocks. As the situation continues to worsen, some of the world’s biggest companies are shedding significant weight in stocks as a result of the market disruptions from the coronavirus. In addition to that, the world’s richest people are...

Apple played a significant role in Monday’s historic rally. Shares of the iPhone maker soared 9.3%. It was the AAPL stock’s largest one-day move in more than 11 years.Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) rose more than 9% on Monday which was the best day for it in 11 years. The company announced it will pay up approximately $500 million to settle lawsuit among American customers who said the company is intentionally slowing down older iPhone models. It closed on the aftermarket at the price of...

The market bounce at the beginning of the week was partly driven by expectations that the Federal Reserve would step in to mitigate the coronavirus impact by cutting the key interest rates.Stocks made quite of a ricochet yesterday after their worst week since the financial crisis back in 2008. The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its best gain in more than 10 years mostly boosted by the expectation that the Fed will lower interest rates.Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped over 1,290 points...

After a massive bloodbath last week, the markets are showing signs of recovery as indexes turn positive. Dow Futures are surging. But China’s manufacturing Index for February has scored below market expectations.Last week, the rising cases of coronavirus globally pushed the traditional stock markets in a bloodbath. All indices – Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq – corrected around 10%. This was the fastest correction witnessed by the market since the global economic recession of...

Equities on major United States stock markets closed the trading session on Friday mostly lower, ending the worst week since the 2008 financial crisis. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 each dropped 12% and 11% in a week.Wall Street went through a historic drop this week all “thanks” to fast-spreading coronavirus that worried investors and traders. Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) developments grabbed the investors’ focus as the World Trade Organization (WHO) updated the coronavirus global risk to...

The rapidly spreading coronavirus appears to have pulled down the global traditional investment markets with Bitcoin joining the fall, giving up its hypothetical store of value status. The current BTC price is around $8,600.Everything in every market is currently red. As the coronavirus epidemic continues to spread, the stock markets keep crumbling with bitcoin right behind them in a downward spiral. The S&P 500 and the Dow seemed to enter a correction on February 27, representing a 10%...