Related eBooks U.S. stocks on Thursday booked their worst daily plunge since fears about the economic impact of measures to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic took root in investors’ psyches back in March. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.90% tumbled roughly 1,862 points and the S&P 500 SPX, +1.30% lost 5.9% to…Read More→
Stock markets around the world whipsawed on Friday, as a battle raged between bargain hunting and fears about the outlook for the global economy. Thursday marked the worst sell-off for stocks since March — when COVID-19 was first hitting with full force— and the sell-off initially looked like it would continue into Friday. Major European…Read More→
SAN FRANCISCO — Even as Facebook grappled this month with an internal revolt and a cascade of criticism over its refusal to take action on President Trump’s inflammatory posts, the social network was actively making other bets behind the scenes. Late one Tuesday, as attention was focused on how Facebook might handle Mr. Trump, the…Read More→
Jacob is a dreamer, visionary, strategist and the president and CEO of Flatworld Solutions Inc., an outsourcing services provider. Getty Since time immemorial, people have been trading goods and services for benefits both in cash and in kind. In 130 B.C., China began trading with the West, and new commodities started cropping up everywhere. The tremendous…Read More→
