(NPR) Market Meltdown: Dow Dives 1, 800 Points On Worries Of 2nd Coronavirus Wave

Market Meltdown: Dow Dives 1,800 Points On Worries Of 2nd Coronavirus Wave








Stocks fell sharply Thursday after coronavirus cases spike and the Federal Reserve warned that the recovery will take a long time.



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Market Meltdown: Dow Dives 1,800 Points On Worries Of 2nd Coronavirus Wave






In one of the worst one-day point drops in history, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell close to 7% as cases surged in several states.