Apple have shut a number of Stores Across the country. Microsoft shutting all of its Retail Stores today. Joining us break it down is Abigail Doolittle who has been following all of the action by a rough day for stocks. This virus is really starting to weigh on investors. What do you see . Abigail stocks are lower in the selling pressure never relented. We have stocks responding to data as it comes out with the big drop on the data from the u. S. The nasdaq and s p down. Confirming the risk off, the fact that haven bonds rallied once again. We will bring welcome to the picture. Investors want out of risk. This week, they are not tiptoeing, they are running out of these risk assets on fears , perhapsaps the virus this is the first wave. That it could hurt the u. S. Economy. Emily you have been talking about havens rising as stocks have been down. What would you point out . Abigail it feels as though this week is new in terms of this risk off. And wednesday, we had a big down day and a b
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