U.S. stock index futures jumped about 4% on Monday after President Donald Trump expressed hope that the coronavirus health crisis in the United States was 'leveling-off' in some of the country's hardest-hit areas.
A man crosses a nearly deserted Nassau Street in front of the New York Stock Exchange in the financial district of lower Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in New York City, New York, U.S., April 3, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Wall Street’s main indexes fell more than 1.5% on Friday as a record 113-month expansion in U.S. employment came to an abrupt end, underlining the extent of the pandemic’s economic devastation.
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