Most confirmed cases of coronavirus around the world major developments giving investors something to be hopeful about. We need it well have more on that in just a moment i wouldnt mind seeing some w who der hors doeuvres behind you. Its cozy and homy i feel better already. Well have happy hour on friday. Crude oil crashing below 20 here its a problem for the energy complex. Overall its a bit more advancing stocks and declining stocks were not far from the highs today. This time exactly last week we were 34 off the historic highs. We hit february 19th that was the bot too mantom. A lot of people thought it was the bottom and we got smacked in face or prid we have seen lower volume on the day. Weintraday ranges. The vix has dropped below 60 im not saying its over im saying the market is acting a little calmer today than recently great news from abbott about a potential 15 minute test exxon is flattish today. Boeing, i cant describe it. It was 97 at the end of the week now its 140 it has
Prevent asymptomatic spread. Despite those recommendations, the president says hell forgo wearing a mask himself. The shift comes as more people become infected. Johns Hopkins University now has the total number of u. S. Cases at over 278,000 and more than 7,100 deaths. Nearly 96 of the country is under stayathome orders covering 42 states. And were expecting to hear more about this pandemic when the white house hosts its press briefing a few hours from now. We have a team of correspondents standing by to bring you whats happening right now with the nations response to the coronavirus pandemic. Lets start in new york where Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today the donations of muchneeded ventilators from both oregon and china. Cnns athena jones is in new york. Hi, fred. Thats some of the news that came out of the Governors Press conference not too long ago. Weve heard people at the state, local, every level, really, talk about the need for supplies. Not just in new york but everywhere.
More Maine households are relying on the state's network of food pantries and meal programs to bring home enough groceries to feed their families, according to Good Shepherd Food Bank.
Trinity Jubilee Center began as a soup kitchen, but now does much more and is "bursting at the seams," its director said. The nonprofit is seeing more elderly and disabled people who can't afford food or are losing their homes.