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S&P 500 drops 7%, triggering NYSE ‘circuit breaker’ trading halt for 15 minutes
CNBC ^ | 03/12/20

Posted on 03/12/2020 6:42:46 AM PDT by Enlightened1

U.S. stocks fell sharply once again on Thursday after an address from President Donald Trump failed to quell concerns over the possible economic slowdown from the coronavirus.

The S&P 500 dropped 7% shortly after the open, triggering a 15-minute “circuit breaker,” which temporarily halts trading at the New York Stock Exchange. The broad index also joined the  Dow Jones Industrial Average in bear market territory. The 30-stock Dow slid more than 1,600 points, or 7.%. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 7%.

 

Before the open, futures contracts tied to the major indexes fell to their so-called limit down thresholds, sliding 5%. These limit down levels act as a as a floor for selling until regular trading begins.

Cruise line shares dropped sharply. Royal Caribbean traded 23% lower while Carnival and Norwegian Cruise Line slid 14% and 20.3%, respectively. Airline shares such as United, Delta and American all fell more than 10%. 

On Wednesday, the Dow ended its historic 11-year bull market run by closing in bear-market territory. A bear market marks a 20% decline from all-time highs. The S&P 500 was just shy of that threshold going into Thursday’s trading and was poised to enter bear market territory based on futures losses.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: covid19stockmarket; debt; debtbomb; djia; drops; freeze; stockmarket; trading; trumpcdc; trumpeconomy; wallstreet
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To: cuban leaf

I hope people have learned their lesson....but they probably didn’t. Pelosi is already griping about “racism”.


21 posted on 03/12/2020 6:53:58 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: babble-on

Trump has been abundantly clear that he has never said the virus was a hoax. He said that the Democrats were perpetrating a hoax in response.


22 posted on 03/12/2020 6:54:20 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: dfwgator

How much worse would the spread have been under a Dem POTUS who let political correctness dictate all of his decisions?


23 posted on 03/12/2020 6:54:55 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: babble-on

Really? Trump said go to work even when you are sick? Really?


24 posted on 03/12/2020 6:55:35 AM PDT by Chgogal (Never underestimate the stupidity of a DummycRAT voter. Proof: California, New York, Illinois.)
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To: Enlightened1

This has long-ago reached the point of emotion over reason. Now it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy.


25 posted on 03/12/2020 6:55:47 AM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: Taipei

Trump took office it was around 18k ...so all this selling has a ways to go....Media driven frenzy needs more spread or people will lose interest in “Sky is Falling” drum beat...Supply chain is the key...Costco has shelves to fill....


26 posted on 03/12/2020 6:55:48 AM PDT by jacknyc
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To: Enlightened1

My pet world nemesis specializes in undermining stock markets and currencies. I bet soroznazi is working this to bring USA to it’s knees ? Any reports on his activities yet?


27 posted on 03/12/2020 6:56:36 AM PDT by faithhopecharity ( “Politicians are not born; they are excreted.” Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE).)
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To: Enlightened1

agree 1000%- and that could lead to inflation...


28 posted on 03/12/2020 6:56:58 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: All

Corporate America should use their huge cash reserves and announce huge stock buybacks


29 posted on 03/12/2020 6:57:03 AM PDT by janetjanet998
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To: chris37

I know, I live in Taiwan, a democracy which was more at risk than any other nation when this broke in china. We went on lockdown, life here is mostly normal and we have fewer than 50 confirmed cases, despite our intense risk.

I have seen this crisis handled well in a free and open society. Trump has not done so, he should be called out for this.


30 posted on 03/12/2020 6:57:47 AM PDT by Taipei
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To: Buckeye McFrog

I see, so the virus was not a hoax, but taking it seriously was a hoax. Either way, the message seemed to change last night.


31 posted on 03/12/2020 6:57:58 AM PDT by babble-on
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

Read about the CDC’s early response and their “gold standard” test (tested for 3 strains of virus) and the resulting “Oops, bad reagent, recall the test kits”...S. Korea got tens of thousands of tests done within 2 weeks of their outbreak, and we still can’t do it 2 months later?


32 posted on 03/12/2020 6:58:09 AM PDT by Drago
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To: Chgogal

Yep


33 posted on 03/12/2020 6:58:19 AM PDT by babble-on
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To: Taipei

The China travel ban was a great move. What happened after that was a disaster. Listen to Ben Shapiro’s podcast from yesterday (Wednesday the 11th) from timestamp 38:00 to 47:00. It lays it all out.


34 posted on 03/12/2020 6:58:51 AM PDT by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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To: babble-on
Did Europe stop travel to China?

Only Taiwan did.

35 posted on 03/12/2020 6:58:54 AM PDT by Chgogal (Never underestimate the stupidity of a DummycRAT voter. Proof: California, New York, Illinois.)
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To: babble-on

What’s the exact quote?


36 posted on 03/12/2020 6:59:17 AM PDT by lasereye
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To: Enlightened1

is it still “just the flu, bro”?


37 posted on 03/12/2020 7:00:21 AM PDT by TarasBulbous
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To: babble-on
I see, so the virus was not a hoax, but taking it seriously was a hoax

The dems take everything seriously, unless it benefits them. Get back to us when your daughter is raped by an illegal.

38 posted on 03/12/2020 7:00:40 AM PDT by palmer (Democracy Dies Six Ways to Sunday)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Agree but the media and the DC Establishment would be covering it up.


39 posted on 03/12/2020 7:01:40 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: babble-on
Nonsense! Trump said do not be afraid of the virus. It is like the flu. He did not say go to work with the virus or the flu.

Now, YOU may go to work when you are sick with the flu, but I would not.

40 posted on 03/12/2020 7:01:46 AM PDT by Chgogal (Never underestimate the stupidity of a DummycRAT voter. Proof: California, New York, Illinois.)
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