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Wall Street’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day ends with the Dow down 2,000

At least it’s over.The markets endured their worst day of trading of this young year as the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 2,000 points to close at 23,850.79 — a 7.79% decline. The N

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Equity Monday: Circuit breakers, seed rounds and startup valuations

Good morning friends, and welcome back to TechCrunch’s Equity Monday, a short-form audio hit to kickstart your week. Regular Equity episodes still drop Friday morning, so if you’ve listened to the sho

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US markets halted trading after global equities retreat, oil collapses, bond yields fall, and cryptos drop

Welcome to the bloodbath.This morning trading was halted on the major stock exchanges after the SP 500 fell to 7% triggering what are one of the so-called circuit breakers to stop an absolute market r

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Coronavirus shock, oil crash sink world stocks

People wearing protective face masks are seen near an electronic display showing the Nikkei index outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19),

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News Analysis: Foreign investors to buy more Chinese bonds as yield spread widens

Chinese bond yields will move up again after recent drops amid coronavirus concerns, and overseas investors are expected to buy more Chinese bonds to earn higher returns from the wide yield spread be

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Roundup: U.S. equities post huge weekly losses amid risk-averse sentiment

U.S. equities posted huge weekly losses for the week ended Feb. 28, as investors fled the stock market and flocked into safe-haven assets amid risk-averse sentiment. For the week, the blue-chip Dow

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Global stock markets suffer worst week since financial crisis

Trader Peter Tuchman works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., February 28, 2020. /VCG Global stocks slumped again Friday to mark the largest weekly drop sinc

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A COVID-19 emergency response plan

Editor's note: Larry Hatheway, former Chief Economist at UBS and GAM Investments, is a co-founder of Jackson Hole Economics. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the vie

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U.S. equities tumble into correction territory as market sell-off continues

U.S. equities plunged on Thursday with all three major indexes tumbling into correction territory amid rising risk-averse sentiment. So far for the week, the blue-chip Dow erased more than 3,200 poi

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Wall Street's sell-off deepens as coronavirus fears intensify

The New York Stock Exchange in the U.S., January 29, 2020. /VCG The Dow and the SP 500 tumbled by 3 percent on Tuesday in their fourth straight day of losses as the coronavirus spread further

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U.S. equities post two-day losing streak amid risk-averse sentiment

An electronic screen shows the trading data at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, on Feb. 24, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)For the first two sessions of the week, the Dow lost 1,91

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History and humanity: Two lessons for WSJ

A screenshot of Wall Street Journal's opinion article by professor Walter Russel Mead. / WSJ Editor's note: Tu Yun is an editor with China Plus. The article reflects the author's opinions and

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Roundup: U.S. equities plunge amid risk-averse sentiment

U.S. equities saw steep market sell-off on Monday, with all three major indexes plunging more than 3 percent amid investors' rising risk aversion. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1,031.61 poin

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China's consumer goods industry sees opportunities under pressure: report

The novel coronavirus epidemic has brought opportunities for the future development of China's consumer goods industry, although both consumer non-durable and durable

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China Focus: Farmers ready for spring farming to ensure grain supply amid epidemic

As spring is just around the corner, Chinese farmers in northeast China's breadbasket province of Heilongjiang are preparing for this year's season, which comes with e

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The better everyday camera — Pixel 4 or iPhone 11 Pro?

I need a new phone.A big chunk of my time on the iPhone was spent taking pictures, so I’m heavily basing the next smartphone on its camera capabilities. After playing around with the Pixel 4 for

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Stocks, oil sink over fears of economic impact of deadly virus

Shares tumbled on Monday as investors grew increasingly anxious about the economic impact of China's new coronavirus outbreak, with demand spiking for safe-haven assets such as the Japanese yen and T