Thursday, stocks were down yesterday. Business news is thin but the attached article shows how hard the economy is being hit. Anyone who believes the economy and stocks will bounce back immediately once the shut down is over is ignoring history. NY manufacturing index, retail sales and industrial production reported some of the worst drops on record.
Smithfield Foods is closing 2 more pork processing plants.
I keep hearing arguments on social media about how many deaths were actually the result of COVID-19. This should not be hard to determine. Even a mediocre statistician should be able to arrive at a more accurate number than governments are reporting with a few hours of research.