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China Cases Top 20,000; U.S. Braces for Pandemic: Virus Update

(Bloomberg) — Sign up for Next China, a weekly email on where the nation stands now and where it’s going next.The U.S. said it’s preparing for a possible pandemic and Hong Kong closed more checkpoints with mainland China, as the number of cases passed 20,000.As Beijing tries to contain the damage from the worsening crisis, officials are evaluating whether the target for economic growth this year should be softened. China is hoping the U.S. will agree to some flexibility on pledges in their phase-one trade deal, people familiar with the situation said.In the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and …read more […]

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United Airlines suspending U.S.-bound mainland China flights a day earlier

United Airlines said on Monday it will move up its temporary suspension of U.S.-bound flights from mainland China by one day to Tuesday. The airline, which is the last U.S. airline still conducting China flights, said on Friday it planned to fly its last flight from China on Wednesday because of the coronavirus outbreak. American Airlines ended its flights from mainland China on Friday. …read more […]

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China’s Telegraphed Stock Plunge

Last night while the Kansas City Chiefs were coming back against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 54, our eyes were fixed on two things…
The U.S. stock futures and the opening of the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
The futures market is where people trade contracts that are legal agreements for them to buy or sell something at a specified time in the future, for a predetermined price.
The U.S. stock futures were trading higher in the U.S. before the Shanghai Exchange opened. Once it opened, the futures immediately plunged almost 10%.
But the U.S. futures didn’t plunge in the U.S. market. In fact, …read more […]