US stocks open in the red, despite the Federal Reserve's significant new stimulus measures aimed at keeping the US economy functioning. The Dow and S&P 500 each opened down 1.7%.
US President Donald Trump arrives to deliver the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus at the White House on Sunday, March 22. Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images
Aides say Trump is itching for the guidelines to be eased at the end of the 15 day period, but realistically there are few health experts who think that’s enough time to know whether the measures he announced last week will suffice. Some of Trump’s allies have continued to publicly suggest the measures announced by the White House last week were too stringent and have caused unnecessary economic pain. Many of his conservative allies circulated
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