Mad March: how the stock market is being hit by COVID-19

Mar 23, 2020

The final numbers of the day before the New York Stock Exchange closed indefinitely due to the coronavirus disease. Image: REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Travis Hartman

Data Visualization Developer, Thomson Reuters

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The value of the S&P 500 has dropped dramatically. Image: Reuters Graphics

— Mark Hamrick, Bankrate Senior Economic Analyst - March 18, 2020

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Uncertainty has infected the global stock market. Image: Reuters Graphics

The stock market is experiencing some of its highest drops ever as a result of COVID-19. Image: Reuters Graphics

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