Hunt for medical gear saturates ailing world
Paris reports growing virus infections as supply shortages spur a race for masks, ventilators, and tests across the United States and Europe. Cities near lockdowns scramble for basic protective gear while leaders warn of life threatening shortages and political gridlock on aid bills.
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Paris
U.S
Europe
Congress
U.S. Federal Reserve
New York
Bill de Blasio
CNN
Italy
Spain
France
Francois Blanchecott
France Inter Radio
World Health Organization
United States
Donald Trump
China
Bulgaria
Greece
Serbia
Geng Shuang
Foreign Ministry
Anthony Fauci
Stocks tumble as Fed aid meets Congress stalemate
U S stock markets slide nearly 5 percent as investors await a roughly 2 trillion rescue plan from Congress and White House. Futures and European shares rose briefly on a surprise Fed move but gains faded, with the Dow off 946 points and the S&P 500 down 4.9 percent amid volatile trading.
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New York
Federal Reserve
Congress
White House
Wall Street
U.S
Fed
Donald Kohn
Brookings Institution
Kohn
Chris Zaccarelli
Fed vows unlimited government debt purchases to shield economy
The Federal Reserve announces it will buy unlimited U S government debt and lend to businesses and local governments to cushion the coronavirus shock. New facilities total up to 300 billion in purchases of corporate and municipal bonds, plus unlimited Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities to hold down borrowing costs while Congress debates a near 2 trillion stimulus.
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Congress
Executive Branch
Thomas Martin
Globalt
Washington
U.S
Federal Reserve
Fed
Central Bank
United States
Treasury
Jerome Powell
Joseph Gagnon
Peterson Institute For International Economics
Joe Brusuelas
RSM
New York Federal Reserve
Donald Kohn
Brookings Institution
Kohn
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