Name: Coronavirus anxiety triggers biggest 1-day market drop since 2011
Uploaded: 2/28/2020 4:51:47 AM
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Description: The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank nearly 1,200 points, one day after President Trump tried to reassure Americans that the crisis is under control.

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