Erik Sherman

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  • Finance

    The Dow posts its biggest one-day point loss ever as nothing can stem the coronavirus panic on Wall Street

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  • People vote in the Michigan primary election at Chrysler Elementary School in Detroit, Michigan, on March 10, 2020.Magazine

    How swing-state economies have performed since the 2016 election in 6 maps

    By Nicolas Rapp and Erik Sherman
  • US President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters at a news conference about COVID-19, known as the coronavirus, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, March 13, 2020. – US President Donald Trump declared the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, a national emergency on March 13, 2020.Finance

    Major indices jump 9% in monster rally—but traders expect more ‘uneasiness’ next week

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  • The numbers are displayed after the closing bell of the Dow Industrial Average at the New York Stock Exchange on March 11, 2020 in New York. - Wall Street stocks dove deeper into the red in afternoon trading on March 11, 2020, with losses accelerating after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a global pandemic. Near 1710 GMT, the Dow Jones Industrial was down more than 1,200 points, or 5.0 percent, at 23,777.17. The broad-based S&P 500 slumped 4.6 percent to 2,749.88, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index tumbled 4.4 percent to 7,979.15. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)Finance

    Welcome to your first bear market. Here’s what it means

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  • Obama-Trump-Market-ComparisonFinance

    Stock market crash puts Trump even further behind Obama in overall gains

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  • The recent crash has wiped out many of the gains made during Trump’s term.Finance

    How much the stock market would need to fall to wipe out all of Trump’s gains

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  • Seeing red: big swings up and down left investors discouraged this week.Finance

    Stocks tumble again as Wall Street gets used to the new norm: volatility

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  • At current yields, Treasuries are little more than a way to lock up your money for a time.Finance

    Why plunging Treasury yields are so alarming

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  • A trader reacts during the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 28, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. Losses on Wall Street deepened following a bruising open, as global markets concluded their worst week since 2008.Finance

    After the markets’ worst week since 2008, Wall Street takes a deep breath and braces for Monday

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  • trader on market fall due to coronavirusFinance

    ‘I can’t remember when it’s been down this much so fast’: late day selling pushes Dow down 10% in four days

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  • Virgin Group's Richard Branson talking about Virgin GalacticFinance

    How should investors value Virgin Galactic? Space plus speculation makes for a tough equation to solve

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  • Stocks fell another 3% on Tuesday, causing more pain for investors after huge drops the previous day.Finance

    Why the stock market lost another 3% today

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  • Dow Plunges Over 1000 Points As Spread Of Coronavirus Rattles MarketsFinance

    Coronavirus fears batter the stock market, wiping out all of this year’s gains

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  • Census 2020Politics

    GOP fundraising mailings are deceptive, experts say

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  • Bruce Aylward, head of the WHO–China Joint Mission on COVID-19, at a press conference on Feb. 24 in Beijing.Health

    5 reasons coronavirus statistics seem inconsistent

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