Stocks extend losses after being halted for trading
The Standard and Poor’s 500 slid into bear territory Thursday for the first time since the financial crisis after President Donald Trump banned travel from Europe to stem the economic fallout from the coronavirus, a move that threatened further disruption to the global economy.The S&P 500 fell 7% shortly after the opening bell, triggering an automatic shock absorber for 15 minutes. The index extended losses after trading resumed, sliding 8%. It would need to drop 13% to […]
