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Dow Jones has lost over 1,880 points due to a row of factors including Saudi’s oil price slash as well as the coronavirus that is quickly spreading. More bleeding is expected.All over the world, markets have been feeling terrible effects of the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. In recent times, the epidemic has caused stocks to plunge considerably, with a lot of companies seriously bleeding. Projections for the coronavirus have been quite pessimistic with forecasts that things will get worse....

Confirmed coronavirus cases continue to grow globally. The Saudi Arabia Kingdom launched an unexpected oil price war against former ally Russia.As a result, the traditional financial markets are plummeting severely. At the same time, Bitcoin showcases a positive correlation with them and drops below $8,000 – for the first time since January 2020.The 2020 Oil Price WarThe coronavirus outbreak hit all financial markets and sectors. Oil is no exception. In an attempt to artificially inflate the...

European stocks fell sharply on Friday. On Wall Street, equities sank as well with the Dow Jones industrial average falling by 250 points. The coronavirus is spreading.Even though coronavirus came from Wuhan, Hubei – a China province, it seems that the country finally made its way on reducing the number of infected people. China’s National Health Commission (NHC) reported a significantly reduced number of COVID-19 cases with 99 new confirmed in the past twenty-four hours. This is, however,...

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...

After overheating for months to pie-in-the-sky valuations, the stock markets are finally cooling down. Coronavirus may have been the catalyst, but market analysts worth their salt knew the correction was looming.The Buffett Indicator (the total market cap of the US stock market divided by US GDP) has surpassed the pre-Great Recession and pre-Dot Com bubble pop levels for weeks. Corporate multiples like forwarding stock price to earnings ratio haven’t been promising either.And then there were...

At 7.30 p.m. EST, the U.S. stock market indexes were up, and futures started soaring. By the moment of writing, Dow futures have already gained around 400 points. Wednesday began with U.S. stock futures climbing in the early morning following Super Tuesday election results. Dow futures soared by 371 points at the open, S&P 500 futures climbed 1.4%, and Nasdaq futures were up 1.5%.Notably, yesterday, the stock futures market was in a downturn. It closed with the Dow Jones futures lower by...

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...

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...

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...