Trump’s Error-Laden ‘Foreign Virus’ Speech Spooks Investors

S&P 500 futures trade down after president’s remarks
House Democrats release their own economic plan hours later

WATCH: President Donald Trump discusses the measures the U.S. is putting in place to counteract the spread of the coronavirus across the country.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Justin Sink

March 12, 2020 at 3:59 AM UTC

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March 12, 2020 at 2:13 PM UTC

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The America First presidency collided with a global pandemic Wednesday night. The result failed to reassure skittish markets or a nervous nation.