Marketplace Morning Report

From the BBC World Service: President Trump has announced sweeping travel restrictions on 26 European countries in a bid to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. All eyes on the European Central Bank as markets await stimulus measures. The NBA halts all games after a Utah Jazz player tests positive for the virus.

Governments around the globe figure out how to fight back against COVID-19. The Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals scheduled for next month get postponed. The federal government still needs to find 500,000 people to work the 2020 census.

President Trump’s push for a payroll tax cut. What action will Europe take to support its economy during the new coronavirus outbreak? How banning political ads on certain social media platforms is affecting campaigns.

From the BBC World Service: The Bank of England has announced an emergency cut in interest rates to shore up the economy amid the COVID-19 outbreak. U.K. Chancellor Rishi Sunak will unveil his first budget today. Singapore presents an instructive test case for virus containment.

Is a payroll tax cut coming? U.S. oil companies in a jam. A CDC budget meeting in the middle of COVID-19 response. How the virus outbreak may interfere with medical school clinical rotations.

Reviewing the Dow’s deepest plunge since the 2008 financial crisis. Economic advice for retiree investors. Life under Italy’s total COVID-19 lockdown.

From the BBC World Service: What’s behind the latest financial market gyrations. A closer look at Italy, where citizens woke up to an entire country on lockdown.

A sharp dip in stock prices pauses trading for 15 minutes Monday morning. Government bonds in demand, pushing the 10-year interest rate to a new low. COVID-19 challenges for emerging markets.

Crude oil and U.S. futures plummet. The CDC has new guidelines for how to clean airplanes. And, with South by Southwest canceled, how Austin, Texas, businesses are responding.

From the BBC World Service: Financial markets in fresh turmoil amid an oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia. Some European markets are now set to enter a bear market at the close of trade.