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Financial markets drop after Trump tests positive for COVID-19

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Financial markets drop after Trump tests positive for COVID-19
Financial markets drop after Trump tests positive for COVID-19

Financial markets dropped after the president tested positive for the coronavirus.

MATT: WITH THE U.S. HAVING THEWORLD’S LARGEST ECONOMY, THEREWILL BE IMPACTS ACROSS THEGLOBE, AND WE’RE ALREADY SEEINGIT.ASIAN MARKETS TUMBLED OVERNIGHTAS THE DIAGNOSIS BROKE.DOW FUTURES BRIEFLY LOST MORETHAN 2%, BEFORE RECOVERINGSLIGHTLY.OIL PRICES ALSO TUMBLED MORETHAN 3%.THIS COMES ON WHAT COULD ALREADYBE A TOUGH DAY FOR ECONOMIC NEWSIN THE UNITED STATES.THE SEPTEMBER JOBS REPORT IS DUEOUT AT 8:30AM.EXPERTS EXPECT IT TO SHOW THATJOB GROWTH WAS LESS ROBUST THANIN AUGUST.STILL THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATECOULD DIP AGAIN, AS THE RECOVERYCONTINUES AMID THE PANDEMIC.THIS IS ALSO THE L

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