Trump announces US, Canada closing border to ‘non-essential traffic’ amid coronavirus fears

President Trump on Wednesday announced that the U.S. and Canada are temporarily closing their shared border to non-essential traffic as part of the effort to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. “We will be, by mutual consent, temporarily closing our Northern Border with … Read More

Trump signs 2nd coronavirus response bill hours after Senate passage

President Trump on Wednesday signed the second coronavirus relief bill into law that provides paid sick leave, unemployment help and free testing to Americans, the White House announced. The Senate passed the legislation in a 90-8 vote earlier Wednesday. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., had … Read More

S&P 500 plunges 7% in minutes, trading halted marketwide as financial contagion worsens

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The US stock market plunged as much as 7% immediately after regular trading began on Monday, prompting the first halt since the depths of the financial crisis in December 2008. The losses came amid a raging global oil-price war and … Read More

Trump signs $8.3B coronavirus spending bill: ‘It’s an unforeseen problem’

President Trump signed an $8.3 billion spending bill Friday aimed at fighting the coronavirus outbreak, the culmination of a bipartisan effort by Congress and the White House to provide funds to federal agencies, as well as state and local governments, to battle the disease. “We’re … Read More

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