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March 10 (Tuesday)

YRI Express
Morning Briefing PDF I Audio Excerpts
Daily Markets Overview

Markets I
Dow futures rise more than 300 points, erase 400-point loss after Trump floats payroll tax cut C
Stocks Fall More Than 7% in Dow’s Worst Day Since 2008 W
The Markets Are Awful, But at Least They Work—for Now W
Here are the milestones and firsts from the markets’ historically bad day C

Markets II
Tech’s big five lost over $320 billion of value in Monday’s market crash; Apple plunged 7.9% C
Bank Stocks Plunge Along With Oil Prices W
Investors Rush Into Bonds to Shelter From Market Storm W
Oil plunges 25%, hit by erupting Saudi-Russia oil price war R

Central banks
Money markets wary, not yet flashing red as Fed offers tonic R
Fed’s Crisis-Era Playbook Could Guide Response W

US
Growth will be a thing of the past if businesses choose ‘net zero’
Jim Cramer: Four steps the federal government should take to stave off coronavirus-induced recession C

China
Halting the No. 2 Economy Was Easy. Restarting It Is Hard. W

US politics
Trump pushes payroll tax cut and assistance for hourly workers in coronavirus economic response NN

Industries & companies
Airlines: Global Fear of Flying Spawns Crisis for Airlines W

Geopolitics & trade
Virus Clouds China’s Prospects to Meet U.S. Trade Commitments W
U.S. Chip Industry Fears Long-Term Damage From China Trade Fight W

Corporate finance
Insurance Broker Aon Strikes Year’s Biggest M&A Deal on Tumultuous Markets Day W

Virus
Coronavirus Symptoms Start About Five Days After Infection, New Research Finds W
Coronavirus Epidemic Is Close to a Pandemic, WHO Says W
Italy Extends Virus Containment Measures to Entire Country W

Virus II
Opinion: Fear is the virus that’s really dangerous MW
What you need to know about coronavirus right now R
Trump had contact with congressmen Collins and Gaetz before they self-quarantined over coronavirus concerns C
Cheering cruise passengers return to California; now comes coronavirus quarantine R

Offbeat
The psychology behind why toilet paper, of all things, is the latest coronavirus panic buy NN