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U.S. stocks participated as a domino in Monday's global sell-off. More coronavirus or COVID-19 numbers came about over the weekend that showed the virus was now documented in 28 countries and the exact spreading mechanisms of the virus are unknown. Fear of the virus's unknown magnitude had investors retreating stocks and moving into safe haven investments across the globe. ...

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Stocks fell sharply on Friday with the high flying large tech companies of the Nasdaq actually lagging for once. The Dow lost 228-points, while the S&P 500 and small caps each gave up about 1%. The I-fund held up better thanks to some weakness in the dollar - finally. The dollar had been up 11 of 13 trading days in February before Friday's decline. Bond yields are at, or near, all time lows, and the 90-day and 10-year yields are inverted.

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Investors ran to safer investments this week as the reality of the virus outbreak begins to seep through the cracks. Stock investors have been able to look past media hype of the coronavirus while putting their trust in central banks to stimulate the economy when needed. But when a couple U.S. companies, starting with the power house Apple, announced they won't reach revenue projections next quarter because of the slow down in China, investors were quick to retreat stocks and buy up government bonds, ...

Stocks were up in early trading yesterday, but it turned into a wild Thursday after a dramatic late morning sell-off had traders a little confused. The Dow went from early gains into a free-fall where it was down about 385-points within 30 minutes or so, then spent the rest of the day trying to climb back before closing down a modest 128-points. Small caps held up best and the late rally actually pushed them back into positive territory.

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