This number, down 664 points, for a loss of about 8. 5 . Crude oil at the moment, it has been vicious and quite a violent downside move, even after the ones last week that were very ugly. We see crude oil setting at 28. 70 but in the aftermarket, we are just above 29. Call it straddle. We are right at 29 a barrel. We have major developments this afternoon putting even heavier pressure on the markets. Canada moves to close its borders and the nations airlines are seeking up to 50 billion in aid to support the massive plunge in bookings as of course, social distancing affects all forms of travel. In this hour, we do expect that live News Conference held by the white house by the Coronavirus Task force. 3 15 p. M. Eastern, 14 minutes away, as you heard. We understand the secret service has now started taking temperatures of those in attendance. Heres a couple questions we at countdown want to know. Will we see more stimulus announced . Will the status of the nations airports change at all
Trials because they are being treated in places that are not running trials. We need to move this out in to the community, make those folks eligible. And im on the committee in the lung map trial, and i have really urged that we make sure that we are out there in the community so that anyone who has lung cancer has an opportunity to participate in the research and perhaps, have a more effective therapy. So, i think the Electronic Health records that its a huge different area that we are working on and how to do Clinical Trials utilizing the infrastructure that is emerging. Right, thank you very much. Chair, thanks, gentle lady, and now recognize gentleman from new jersey. Five minutes. Thank you very much, mr. Chairman. A focus of your testimony has been focused on fdas efforts on Patient Engagement. Its my understanding that clinicaltrials. Gov was intended to provide Clinical Study information for patients, Health Care Providers and researchers. But it seems to me that this site lack
And im on the committee in the lung map trial, and i have really urged that we make sure that we are out there in the community so that anyone who has lung cancer has an opportunity to participate in the research and perhaps, have a more effective therapy. So, i think the Electronic Health records that its a huge different area that we are working on and how to do Clinical Trials utilizing the infrastructure that is emerging. Right, thank you very much. Chair, thanks, gentle lady, and now recognize gentleman from new jersey. Five minutes. Thank you very much, mr. Chairman. A focus of your testimony has been focused on fdas efforts on Patient Engagement. Its my understanding that clinicaltrials. Gov was intended to provide Clinical Study information for patients, Health Care Providers and researchers. But it seems to me that this site lacks considerable information and has proven to be difficult to navigate. Dr. Woodcock, would you please comment on the current utility of clinicaltrials
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Takeout or delivery. Casinos, gyms, and movie theaters will be all closed for the foreseeable future. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says the federal government should be in the lead, not the state. And as schools and businesses close their doors, the fed took an extraordinary step reducing its benchmark Interest Rate by a full percentage point to near zero. The fed also said it would buy at least 700 billion in treasury and mortgagebacked securities as part of an effort to boost the economy. But fears about the Economic Impact of the pandemic have led to yet another day of huge losses. We are now in the final hour of trading, as you can see right there, all three major indexes are still deep in the red, but not as deep as earlier in the day, when trading was halted for the third time in just seven days, the third time in seven days, unbelievable. The National Economic council director, larry kudlow, says the federal government will use every tool it can to reduce the economic damage.