US stocks tumble on soaring Covid-19 cases and worries over lack of stimulus deal
26 October 2020 - 21:41
New York — US stocks tumbled on Monday, with the S&P 500 headed for its biggest daily decline in almost seven weeks, as soaring coronavirus cases and uncertainty about a fiscal relief bill in Washington dimmed the outlook for the US economic recovery.
The US, Russia and France set daily records for coronavirus infections. The number of Americans in hospital with Covid-19 rose to a two-month high...
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