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Wall Street plunges as coronavirus spread sends investors fleeing

Wall Street plunges as coronavirus spread sends investors fleeing

Wall Street's three major stock indexes fell 3% on Tuesday as the coronavirus spread further around the world and investors clamored for safety a day after the S&P 500's and the Dow Industrials' biggest daily declines in two years.



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Coronavirus fears pull U.S. chip index into a correction

Coronavirus fears pull U.S. chip index into a correction

Wall Street's main semiconductor benchmark tumbled into correction territory on Tuesday in its deepest four-day rout since the financial crisis, as the coronavirus spread further around the world and deepened fears about the global economy.



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Authentic Brands taps former H&M executive to helm Forever 21

Authentic Brands taps former H&M executive to helm Forever 21

Forever 21's new co-owner Authentic Brands Group said on Tuesday it had appointed former H&M executive Daniel Kulle as the new chief executive officer of the bankrupt apparel retailer.



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Tesla and U.S. regulators strongly criticized over role of Autopilot in crash

Tesla and U.S. regulators strongly criticized over role of Autopilot in crash

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday sharply criticized Tesla Inc 's lack of system safeguards in a fatal Autopilot crash in California in 2018 and U.S. regulators' approach in overseeing the driver assistance systems.



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Fed's Clarida: We are 'closely monitoring' impact of coronavirus

Fed's Clarida: We are 'closely monitoring' impact of coronavirus

The Federal Reserve is "closely monitoring" the escalating coronavirus outbreak but it is still too soon to gauge if it would require a change in monetary policy, Fed Vice Chair Richard Clarida said on Tuesday as the central bank continues to patiently monitor the impact of the epidemic on the U.S. economy.



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Trump administration in talks about Chevron's operations in Venezuela: envoy

Trump administration in talks about Chevron's operations in Venezuela: envoy

The Trump administration is in discussions about whether to renew a license for Chevron Corp's operations in Venezuela as Washington looks to increase pressure on its socialist leader, the U.S. special envoy to the South American country said.



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Oil falls for 3rd day as virus fears accelerate on U.S. warning

Oil falls for 3rd day as virus fears accelerate on U.S. warning

Crude prices fell about 3% on Tuesday, dropping for a third day, as concerns about the spread of the coronavirus grew after the U.S. government warned Americans to prepare for the disease.



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JPMorgan gets busy in repo lending after regulatory nod: CFO

JPMorgan gets busy in repo lending after regulatory nod: CFO

JPMorgan Chase & Co is putting more cash into overnight lending markets and holding less for a rainy day, after discussing the matter with regulators, the bank's finance chief said on Tuesday.



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Dow, S&P 500 fall 3% as coronavirus spread fans fears

Dow, S&P 500 fall 3% as coronavirus spread fans fears

The Dow and S&P 500 tumbled 3% on Tuesday in their fourth straight day of losses as the coronavirus spread further around the world and investors offloaded risky assets as they struggled to gauge the economic impact.



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Branson's Virgin Galactic posts quarterly loss of $73 million

Branson's Virgin Galactic posts quarterly loss of $73 million

Billionaire Richard Branson's space tourism company, Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc , said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter net loss widened to $73 million from a year-ago loss of $46 million as it reported its first results as a publicly traded company.



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Robert Iger to step down as Walt Disney CEO

Robert Iger to step down as Walt Disney CEO

Walt Disney Co on Tuesday said Robert Iger will step down as chief executive officer, to be replaced by Bob Chapek, effective immediately.



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Fed's Clarida says too soon to tell coronavirus impact on U.S. economy

Fed's Clarida says too soon to tell coronavirus impact on U.S. economy

The impact of the coronavirus on the U.S. economy would likely need to be "material and persistent" for the central bank to change its outlook, U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida indicated on Tuesday.



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Walt Disney's Iger steps down as CEO, parks head Chapek to take reins

Walt Disney's Iger steps down as CEO, parks head Chapek to take reins

Walt Disney Co's Robert Iger will step down as chief executive officer, handing the reins to Disney Parks head Bob Chapek, the company said on Tuesday, ending years of speculation on who will take over Hollywood's most powerful studio.



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Wall Street's sell-off deepens as coronavirus fears intensify

Wall Street's sell-off deepens as coronavirus fears intensify

The Dow and the S&P 500 tumbled 3% on Tuesday in their fourth straight day of losses as the coronavirus spread further around the world and investors offloaded risky assets as they struggled to gauge the economic impact.



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Once bulletproof, tech stocks now among market's biggest losers

Once bulletproof, tech stocks now among market's biggest losers

Technology shares -- a key engine of the stock market's climb to records over the last several months -- are now among those leading Wall Street's plunge on growing concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.



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