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Fed mounts aggressive new steps to combat coronavirus hit to economy

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Monday said it would begin backstopping an unprecedented range of credit for households, small businesses and major employers in an effort to offset the "severe disruptions" to the economy caused by the coronarvirus outbreak.



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Coronavirus fears spark surge in a volatility index

A product that traders use to profit from surges in volatility has soared as coronavirus fears ravaged stocks, prompting concern about a plunge if the market's wild swings subside.



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Skies clear as further coronavirus curbs ground more flights

Widening travel curbs to contain the spread of the coronavirus led to further flight cancellations on Monday, with new restrictions spanning India, Australia, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan.



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Ford decides to halt production in India, South Africa on coronavirus impact

Ford Motor Co said on Monday it has decided to temporarily halt vehicle and engine production at its factories in India, South Africa, Thailand and Vietnam in response to the growing impact of the coronavirus.



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Netflix to reduce traffic in Israel by 25% to help ISPs

Netflix said on Monday it would reduce network traffic in Israel over the next month following a government request to ease data congestion from people staying home due to the coronavirus.



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This was the fastest 30% sell-off ever, exceeding the pace of declines during the Great Depression

The second, third and fourth quickest 30% pullbacks all occurred during the Great Depression era, according to data from Bank of America Securities.

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Dow wipes out all the gains since Trump's election

The Dow's steep drop on Monday pushed the 30-stock index below the level where it closed on Nov. 8, 2016, the day Trump won his election.

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Hawaii launches state-initiated digital currency sandbox

Micky | Ali Qamar | March 21, 2020 The State of Hawaii has recently introduced a pilot program dubbed as the ‘Digital Currency Innovation Lab’ aimed at being a ‘testbed for innovation in the digital currency space.’ On March 17, Hawaii’s governor office revealed that the state’s very first state-initiated blockchain and cryptocurrency incubator is

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Survey finds Canadian small businesses seeing 50 percent revenue decline amid COVID-19

Betakit | Meagan Simpson | March 20, 2020 A survey conducted by Toronto-based FinTech startup Lending Loop has found that Canadian small businesses have seen an average revenue decline of more than 63 percent amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Lending Loop has been collecting data over the past few days from over 100 companies on the

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Fed aims 'bazooka' at coronavirus to backstop economy

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Monday rolled out an extraordinary new array of programs aimed at blunting the "severe disruptions" to the economy caused by the coronarvirus outbreak, backstopping an unprecedented range of credit for households, small businesses and major employers.



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Airlines ground flights, count mounting costs of the coronavirus shock

Airlines across the globe are feeling the pain as travel demand withers because of the coronavirus outbreak, scrapping flights and ditching financial forecasts.



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GE's aviation unit to cut 10% of U.S. workforce: CEO

General Electric Co's aviation unit will cut its U.S. workforce by about 10%, Chief Executive Officer Larry Culp said in a letter to staff on Monday, as a shattered airline industry sought state support to survive the coronavirus crisis.



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Wall Street falls as Fed fails to assuage virus worries

Wall Street slipped on Monday as the still rapidly spreading coronavirus forced more U.S. states into lockdown, eclipsing optimism from an unprecedented round of policy easing by the Federal Reserve.



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PG&E to plead guilty to 84 involuntary manslaughter counts over 2018 wildfire

Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to plead guilty to 84 involuntary manslaughter counts in connection with the 2018 Camp Fire, the most destructive wildfire in California's history.



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Coronavirus fears spark surge in a volatility-focused ETN, but with a downside

A product that traders use to profit from surges in volatility has soared as coronavirus fears ravaged stocks, prompting concern about a plunge if the market's wild swings subside.



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