OpGen Inc (NASDAQ: OPGN) shares were ripping higher Monday in reaction to an announcement regarding a COVID-19 test kit from German molecular diagnostics company Curetis, which OpGen has agreed to merge with.Curetis said it has begun offering a CE-IVD-certified real-time PCR test kit for SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, OpGen said.The test kit, developed and…
Major Snowstorm Continues To Spin Over The Sierra Nevada
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The first major snowstorm to hit the Sierra Nevada in about three months cranked up over the weekend. Some areas like Squaw Ski Resort and Tahoe City got slammed with two feet or more of accumulation, while others spots like Alpine Summit and Squaw Valley recorded wind gusts of more than 100 mph.SONAR Critical Events…
Federal Reserve slashes rates to zero, restarts QE
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Federal Reserve makes announcement before markets open.
Billionaire Carl Icahn Picks up These 2 Stocks on the Dip
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Rounding out an exceptionally volatile week of trading, the market delivered another dramatic swing, this time finishing in the green. After March 12 saw both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones indexes post their largest single-day percentage losses since the October 1987 crash, stocks rallied the next day, with the S&P 500 jumping over…
Carl Icahn Says Some Stocks Are Being 'Given Away'
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The stock market has sold off to the point where some stocks are essentially being "given away," notable activist investor Carl Icahn said on CNBC's "Halftime Report" Friday afternoon.What Happened Even though the stock market is in an ongoing "state of collapse," investors can have their pick of a few "very cheap" shares, Icahn said.…
Italy’s Nightmare Offers a Chilling Preview of What’s Coming
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(Bloomberg) — In Rome, the first signs of change came from overhead. Shortly before cocktail hour on Monday, the thrum-thrum-thrum of a helicopter could be heard above the winding lanes of the 2,000-year-old historic center. The police were keeping an eye on the Trastevere neighborhood, where smoke billowed from the windows of a jail as…
Coronavirus, consumer sentiment: What to know in markets Friday
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On Friday, investors will receive one of their first major economic data reports gauging the impact of the recent escalation in the COVID-19 outbreak on consumer sentiment.
Chinese official accuses US Army of starting coronavirus outbreak, demands 'explanation'
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Stock market news live: Stock futures slump after Trump declares Europe travel restrictions
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Panic-driven selling has dragged blue-chip stocks into bear market territory.
'Never seen anything like this': Bookings for overseas flights from US plummet
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Bookings for flights departing the U.S. suffered another steep decline over the past week, as would-be passengers concerned about COVID-19 shied away from travel commitments.
Trump's re-election chances plunge amid rise in coronavirus fears, according to major oddsmaker
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Trump's re-election is looking less likely in the wake of rising coronavirus fears, says betting giant Paddy Power.
Trump’s wrath to hit Russia and Saudi Arabia’s oil war
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Trump may lower the boom as OPEC infighting shocks world oil markets.