By Karen Brettell, Megan Davies and Karen Pierog (Reuters) – Another day of massive swings across asset prices was marked by scant liquidity as investors dashed for cash while systematic strategies triggered automated selling amid rising volatility, market participants said. Wall Street deepened its selloff, with the S&P 500 now down about 29% from its […]
By Steve Holland and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As U.S. coronavirus cases rose steadily, the White House and Congress negotiated measures on Tuesday to bolster the U.S. economy and Americans’ paychecks against the outbreak’s impact, although there was no immediate sign of a deal. The rise in the number of U.S. cases of COVID-19, […]
LONDON (Reuters) – British supermarkets are expecting to get police support to deter unruly behavior if London goes into lockdown to contain the coronavirus outbreak, according to an industry source. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has joined the country’s biggest supermarkets including Tesco <TSCO.L>, Sainsbury’s <SBRY.L>, Asda <WMT.N> and Morrisons <MRW.L>, in urging shoppers not to […]
