US stocks dive amid dire government warnings about spread of deadly pandemic

Wall Street opened

Wall Street opened lower on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump prepared Americans for a surge in coronavirus infections in the country with a death toll that could reach 240,000.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 600 points after the opening bell. The S&P was trading over three percent lower, while the Nasdaq Composite is down over two percent.

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