Stocks Surge, Recouping Much Of A Historic Plunge, As Trump Announces New Measures To Fight Virus; Dow Up 1,900 Points

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Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, March 13, 2020. Stocks are opening sharply higher on Wall Street a day after the worst drop since 1987.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks surged, recouping much of a historic plunge, after President Donald Trump announced new measures to fight the coronavirus.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 1,985 points, or 9.4%, its best gain since October 2008. Stocks doubled their gains in the last half-hour as Trump made his remarks.

The rally came at the end of a week of turbulent trading fueled by heightened fears that the fallout from the coronavirus could bring on a global recession. Thursday’s drop was the worst since the Black Monday crash of 1987. Investors have been clamoring for strong action from the U.S. government to combat the economic impact.


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Educated Archy
Educated Archy
4 years ago

I will come back and by the summer this will all be over

Bill Weld for dog catcher
Bill Weld for dog catcher
4 years ago

Thank God we have Donald Trump as our President. If we would of had a Hillary or a Jill Stein, we’d be looking at a 1100 dow with martial law imposed, as Obama had threatened to do on numerous occasions.