The Department of Defense announced Monday it will keep the two highest-ranking officials in the Pentagon physically separated from each other as a precaution to prevent the spread of coronavirus. “Starting today, the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary of Defense remain physically separated,” Jonathan Hoffman, assistant defense secretary for public ...
U.S. stocks plunged Monday morning, triggering a 15-minute trading halt at the start of trading and then diving further, as investors fled risk assets amid the mounting economic toll of the coronavirus outbreak. Treasuries surged despite dramatic moves from the Federal Reserve and other central banks. The Dow Jones industrial ...