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Mar 9, 2020

Stock trading stopped in its tracks

A sharp dip in stock prices pauses trading for 15 minutes Monday morning. Government bonds in demand, pushing the 10-year interest rate to a new low. COVID-19 challenges for emerging markets.

Trading on Wall Street was temporarily halted early March 9, 2020 as U.S. stocks joined a global rout on crashing oil prices and mounting worries over COVID-19.
Trading on Wall Street was temporarily halted early March 9, 2020 as U.S. stocks joined a global rout on crashing oil prices and mounting worries over COVID-19.
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Stock trading stopped in its tracks