Dow futures down 100 points as Wall Street's equity rout continues

Dow futures open 200 points lower as Wall Street's equity rout continues

... This is the only answer," the billionaire investor said. "America will end as we know it. I'm sorry to say so, unless we take this option."the Senate had enough votes to pass a bill

expanding paid leave and unemployment benefits in response to the virus as part of what's expected to be a whopping governmental response to avoid a downturn. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday he would vote for the plan despite what he called "real shortcomings." With the urgent need to take action, "I do not believe we should let perfection be the enemy of something that will help even a subset of workers," he said.that includes direct payments to Americans and financial relief to small businesses and the airline industry.

Wall Street has been on an unprecedented roller-coaster ride amid the coronavirus turmoil, with the S&P 500 swinging 4% or more in either direction for eight consecutive sessions.for exclusive insights and analysis, and live business day programming from around the world.

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