Posted on 01/27/2020 5:22:43 AM PST by Enlightened1
U.S. stock index futures fell sharply Monday morning after more cases of the coronavirus were confirmed over the weekend, ratcheting up worries over the virus impact on the world economy.
Around 7 a.m. ET, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were down 426 points, indicating a loss of 438 points at the open. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures pointed to losses of more than 1% to start off the session.
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All the U.S. needs to stop all flights to China, and China along with any other nation that has it needs to quarantine the infected people. This is not that hard to handle. This is not our first pandemic.
Now letting flights continue and saying we cannot quarantine infected people is dangerous, stupid and will tank the stock market.
I’ll bet pharmacy futures are way up.
Oh yeah no doubt. They are loving it along with the media that they are hoping to keep people tuned in living in constant fear.
“Sell Mortimer Sell!”
Anybody remember Ebola?
My goodness these people are volatile. A hiccup can screw the economy.
wonderful buying opportunity here for those not faint of heart.
Agree but you have to wait until it bottoms out.
It’s not possible to know that so the best thing is to average out the buys.
No problem.
Hiccups fluctuate, but historically rise upwards.
“Anybody remember Ebola?”
Ah - the good old days. When they would put individuals under quarantine. Not like entire cities totaling 50+ million people.
CHECK THIS OUT. DJIA IS SERIOUSLY TANKING.
IT’S GOING NUTS RIGH NOW?
Keeps Bouncing between 1,500 and over 5,000 points fall.
https://markets.businessinsider.com/futures/dow-futures
Ebola, Sars, bird flu, swine flu, Aids.
Run for your lives!!!
This may sound crazy but somehow I think this is related to getting Trump out. Not the actual virus but the panic may be being fueled by the anti Trump deep state. Sounds crazy but I put nothing past those that hate the President and our Country. The impeachment is a disaster, so they push the news to crash the market.
I do not think that is crazy at all. The markets are controlled.
Remember the Plunge Protection team under Obama. They are still there.
That can’t be real - that’s a joke right ?
Crude oil is dropping too...
I’m leaning toward agree.
only now they are functioning as the RRT. (Rise Resistance Team).
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