🇺🇸 Joe Biden reopened a path to the Democratic nomination that was out of reach a few days ago. https://bloom.bg/2x9GiMA

😷 Europe is working to contain the coronavirus outbreak, as the number of confirmed cases continues to rise. https://bloom.bg/2vFbgvv

🏠 Switzerland's negative interest rates make owning a home increasingly unaffordable, according to Credit Suisse. https://bloom.bg/2Tkdo54

🇺🇸 The race for the Democratic presidential nomination has tightened further. Here’s where things stand after Super Tuesday: https://bloom.bg/3arOWEp

📍Just 29% of the U.S. workforce is equipped to work from home, leaving many in limbo in case of a coronavirus outbreak: https://bloom.bg/2IwIdxj

🚗 General Motors unveiled plans to roll out an EV for every one of its brands starting this year, vowing they’ll make money and boast top-end range better than any Tesla model currently on the market: https://bloom.bg/32XzsWo

✈️ Inadequate cleaning on a Qantas plane may have exposed workers and passengers to the coronavirus, according to a workplace safety watchdog. An inspector "observed workers wiping over multiple tray tables with the same wet cloth with no disinfectant and cleaning unknown liquids on floors and surfaces," the notice said. https://bloom.bg/2VK5EL7

🦠 A scientist who’s been chasing viruses for decades may hold the key to a coronavirus cure. He’s racing for answers in a windowless, locked-down lab in a secret location in North Carolina. https://bloom.bg/2uYyVa6

📱 You might run into trouble getting a replacement iPhone if yours is damaged. Apple recently warned retail employees about shortages for as long as two to four weeks. https://bloom.bg/3ctQqQl

💉 Here's what doctors in Wuhan who are treating Covid-19 patients told us about the coronavirus. https://bloom.bg/3cx40Ct

🚨 A fresh standoff between Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan is testing the fragile alliance that has allowed Russia and Turkey to work together in the Middle East. https://bloom.bg/39BGbrD

💰 Find out how a crooked banker tapped professionals to manage a web of dirty money. https://bloom.bg/2TCTgdq

🔴 The Trump administration won’t meet its promised timeline of having a million coronavirus tests available by the end of the week: https://bloom.bg/2IopP9u

🚘 There’s only one bright spot in the brutal car market, and that’s electric vehicles: https://bloom.bg/2TIY2Gf

📊 Coronavirus rocks U.S. markets again. The S&P 500 fell 2.4% at the open of trading— giving up over half of Wednesday’s gains: https://bloom.bg/39p8Wra

🔬 Beating the coronavirus faces long odds. Still, there is hope: China quickly provided the virus's genetic sequence, giving other researchers a faster start in the hunt for treatments and vaccines. https://bloom.bg/2VOxplW

🍴 The outbreak is turning one luxury treat — lobsters — into a more affordable meal. U.S. prices plummeted after top buyer China halted shipments. https://bloom.bg/39onl70

🔱 Gold is heading for the biggest weekly gain since 2016, proving it's an effective haven. Goldman says the metal has virus immunity. https://bloom.bg/3auNTDD

Even the world's top infectious-disease specialists still aren't sure how lethal a threat the coronavirus presents. https://bloom.bg/2wvAw7N

It's time to really worry about the impact the virus will have on global markets, according to the manager of a peer-beating fund. https://bloom.bg/32WYC7t

From tea boy to tattooed trader: A secret tipster's life and death. https://bloom.bg/38oIyMJ

🚫 OPEC+ talks ended in dramatic failure, auguring the end of an alliance between Saudi Arabia and Russia that has underpinned crude prices and changed the balance of power in the Middle East: https://bloom.bg/2ImCqdz

📝 Donald Trump signed a $7.8 billion emergency coronavirus spending bill on Friday after the number of infections continued to rise and stocks tumbled: https://bloom.bg/38wagHq

📉 The coronavirus is going global, and it could bring the world economy to a standstill: https://bloom.bg/2vItxrO

It’s the start of another wild week in markets:

🛢 Oil crashed more than 30% in an all-out price war, with prices sliding the most since the Gulf War in 1991.

📉 Stocks plunged while bonds and currencies moved wildly. Sudden moves in the Australian dollar and the yen left traders struggling to establish where new trading ranges might be.

⬇ U.S. stock futures tumbled, pointing to a rough open.

Get the latest: https://bloom.bg/3aDFIVF

📉 What started with the biggest oil-price collapse since 1991 is shaping up to be one of the wildest days in years for global markets. https://bloom.bg/337oI7J

💰 Even before today, financial conditions were tightening at the fastest pace since the 2008 crisis. https://bloom.bg/331gDkU

🚨 Meanwhile, Pimco's global chief economic adviser warned the worst is yet to come for the global economy—with the U.S. and Europe facing the "distinct possibility" of a recession. https://bloom.bg/2TUlRe6

📉 U.S. stocks plunged more than 5%, whipsawing back from losses that topped 7% and triggered a trading halt. The S&P 500 is now down about 18% from its Feb. 19 all-time high: https://bloom.bg/3aDQdII

⬇ The last time U.S. stocks triggered the 7% circuit breaker, on Dec. 1, 2008, the S&P 500 ended the day down 8.9%: https://bloom.bg/2xoVvJN

💰🚫 A supply-driven drop in oil prices would normally be a positive for global growth, cutting costs for businesses and putting more money in consumers’ pockets. This time, that might not be the case: https://bloom.bg/2TE824R

💰 Jack Ma just toppled Mukesh Ambani as Asia’s richest man. With markets in freefall, the Indian energy tycoon’s net worth plunged $5.8 billion in a single day.

While the coronavirus has curtailed some of Alibaba’s businesses, the damage has been alleviated by increased demand for its cloud computing services and mobile apps.

Ambani’s Reliance Industries has no such silver lining. Read more: https://bloom.bg/2TzD0Lc

And see the full Bloomberg Billionaires Index here: https://bloom.bg/38En1js

⛽ Saudi Arabia escalated its oil price war with Russia, with its state-owned company pledging a massive production hike to flood the market. https://bloom.bg/2TEzAqL

📈 Stocks rallied in a partial recovery from the deepest one-day equity rout since the financial crisis. https://bloom.bg/38EjS3d

🇮🇹 The Italian government is negotiating with banks to provide breaks from mortgage payments, as individuals and businesses are hit by a nationwide lockdown to contain the coronavirus. https://bloom.bg/335wRcV

💰 U.S. stocks rebounded from the worst selloff since the financial crisis, though gains began to fade on questions over the timing for stimulus promised by the Trump administration to combat the impact of coronavirus: https://bloom.bg/3cPeSf9

🤝 Handshakes and hugs are a big part of the U.S. presidential primary campaign trail…and they don’t appear to be going anywhere anytime soon: https://bloom.bg/2xu68ex

✈️ Delta and American Airlines withdrew their 2020 financial forecasts and plan to cut back on flying as they grapple with a rapid decline in travel demand: https://bloom.bg/2wNpuKV

〰 Volatility continued to grip markets. U.S. futures retreated with Treasury yields. Asia stocks were mixed and oil surged with no clear trigger. https://bloom.bg/38Jd7gm

🍀 St. Patrick’s Day—the March 17 holiday known for green garb and beer—will be a major test of how hard the coronavirus will hit America’s $13 trillion consumer economy. https://bloom.bg/2TENZ61

💻 Meanwhile, China's tech industry, already notorious for long hours, is ramping up overtime during the virus outbreak. Telecommuting workers are now expected to be on call 24/7, with regular check-ins to ensure they’re not slacking off. https://bloom.bg/3aLJe0s

💶 Europe risks a major economic shock echoing the global financial crisis unless leaders act urgently on the coronavirus outbreak, warned ECB President Christine Lagarde. https://bloom.bg/2W2lLnB

✂ The Bank of England announced its first emergency interest-rate cut since the financial crisis, aimed at preventing the virus from crippling the U.K. economy. https://bloom.bg/2TVmBQr

🇬🇧 Britain's strategy to beat the virus? Keep calm and wash your hands. https://bloom.bg/2W4utlm

⬇ A key measure of U.S. consumer prices rose in February by the most in five months: https://bloom.bg/2WaU0sO

📉 Turmoil continued to rattle global financial markets. The S&P 500 sank 3.4%, wiping out more than half of Tuesday’s surge: https://bloom.bg/2W2OM2v

🇺🇸 Joe Biden has opened an all-but-insurmountable lead over Bernie Sanders in the race for the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination: https://bloom.bg/2TV1Bcl

BREAKING: President Donald Trump announced a temporary ban on all travel from Europe to the U.S. for the next 30 days, effective from Friday. The U.K. was exempted.

It's the Trump administration's most far-reaching measure yet in the fight to combat the coronavirus pandemic. https://bloom.bg/3aYXAuD

🔔 The coronavirus outbreak was finally declared a pandemic by the WHO. The pathogen has continued its disruptive spread, now infecting famous names including Tom Hanks, his wife, Rita Wilson, and an NBA player. https://bloom.bg/2TRugyU

📉 U.S. and European equity futures tumbled, Asian stocks sank and emerging-market currencies slid after Trump's stimulus address brought investors little confidence. https://bloom.bg/2IGdVrK

💿 Meanwhile, Amazon wants to wean Japan off its addiction to CDs. That, along with DVDs and vinyl, comprise 71% of the Asian country's music sales compared to just a quarter worldwide. https://bloom.bg/2xwlW0e

😷 Patients with the new coronavirus keep the pathogen in their respiratory tract for as long as 37 days, a new study found. https://bloom.bg/2U3shYJ

🇺🇸 Donald Trump's error-laden "foreign virus" speech spooked investors. https://bloom.bg/3aPAgPC

📉 Bitcoin slumped through $6,000, leading a rout of cryptocurrencies amid a wider global risk asset sell-off over the intensifying coronavirus crisis. https://bloom.bg/2w0fEpa