The Trump administration's handling of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States - first dismissive of the threat, then attempting to paint it as a Democratic ploy to put the administration in a poor light - is making the average Worried American Joe a lot more fretful.
The oil price crash over the weekend that led to the rout on Wall Street - stocks have pulled up from Monday's lows but seem set for a bearish period - has marked the long-awaited end of the 11-year-old bull run.
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