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U.S. Stock Market Opens; Fears Of Coronavirus Cause Plunge

By Scott Horsley,
Noel King
Published March 9, 2020 at 9:58 AM CDT
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Oil markets crashed and stocks plunged on Monday as a sudden clash among the world's biggest oil producers gave already rattled investors another reason to worry about the global economy.

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Scott Horsley
Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent. He reports on ups and downs in the national economy as well as fault lines between booming and busting communities.
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Noel King
Noel King is a host of Morning Edition and Up First.
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