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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...

Without a doubt, investors should brace themselves for more declines in Microsoft (MSFT) stock as the coronavirus rages on. But for investors with a longer-term view holding on to this software giant should prove to be a smart move.Stocks on Wall Street traded higher in the premarket on Tuesday following a report that a drug made by American company Gilead Sciences will soon start trials on patients infected with the coronavirus. Last night, the Dow Jones recorded its largest daily point...

Robinhood online brokerage app crumbled on March 2 when the Dow Jones gained its most single-day points, leaving investors frustrated unable to take advantage of the market recovery.After the stock markets imploded last week due to the fears of the coronavirus spread, traders were ready on March 2 to cut some of those losses. However, that was not meant to be for all Robinhood investors. Robinhood, the brokerage platform, suffered a prolonged outage and was offline for a whole U.S. trading...

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...

As major biotech companies try to create a proper coronavirus vaccine, the following stocks just might be strong enough to hedge against the current financial plunge.The coronavirus epidemic isn’t letting down as many people hope it would. Instead, the number of confirmed cases as well as the mortality rate, are on a steady rise. The number of countries affected by the virus is also increasing steadily with many more countries confirming new cases of infection. The situation is worrisome to...

On account of the coronavirus outbreak, China’s manufacturing output has plunged to record lows in February as several factories were shut down. Central banks across the globe are willing to take corrective measures to ensure financial stability.The Chinese economic outlook is turning from bad to worse over the rising number of infected coronavirus cases, the Chinese stocks fell drastically. Last month, the Chinese government asked all companies and manufacturing units to shut down their...

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...