March 11, 2020

Dow ends record 11-year stock rally after 1,500-point skid

The plunge comes weeks after the blue-chip index reached its all-time high and as panic intensifies about the coronavirus, which threatens to debilitate global economies and bring on a recession.
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Analysis

Anthony Fauci undercuts Trump on the flu and other coronavirus assertions

The coronavirus task force member didn’t come out and say “The president is wrong,” but he repeatedly offered a very different emphasis.

SARS, Ebola, H1N1 provide potential outbreak road maps

Past epidemics point to three possible outcomes.

‘It’s Just Everywhere Already’: How Delays in Testing Set Back the U.S. Coronavirus Response

A series of missed chances by the federal government to ensure more widespread testing came during the early days of the outbreak, when containment would have been easier.
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The coronavirus-stricken Grand Princess glows on the horizon outside the Golden Gate on Sunday. (Karl Mondon/The Mercury News/Getty Images)
The coronavirus-stricken Grand Princess glows on the horizon outside the Golden Gate on Sunday. (Karl Mondon/The Mercury News/Getty Images)
San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency employees turn an empty cable car last week. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency employees turn an empty cable car last week. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Working from home has ground San Francisco to a halt

Crowds, lines and traffic were lighter than usual as workers stayed home. A state senator said businesses “have tanked,” while ridership on the region's subway system was down 25 percent.

The first U.S. layoffs from the coronavirus are here

The early layoffs, while small, are an indication of how the novel coronavirus is triggering a rapid turnaround in the economy, which only weeks ago looked strong, with unemployment at a half-century low.
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