The S&P 500 is in a bear market with a loss about 29% year-to-date as of Mar 20th. After soaring to record highs markets, sold off dramatically in the past weeks. With COVID-19 spreading with no end in sight and countries struggling to contain the virus, nobody knows where the markets are headed. One can …
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COVID-19 seems to be more contagious than the recent Ebola virus that affected Africa but less infectious the SARS epidemic. Polio, Smallpox, etc. are also more infectious than the current Covid-19 virus. The following chart compares how infectious COVID-19 is relative to other diseases: Click to enlarge Source: RFE/RL
Coronavirus is the latest pandemic to ravage the world. Other pandemics and epidemics that have affected the world include the Spanish Flu, Hong Kong Flu, Asian Flu, etc. For example, the Spanish Flu of 1918 killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide. The below infographic shows the deadliest pandemics and epidemics since 1918: Click to …
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Viral outbreaks such as the current COVID-19 Coronavirus is not new. We have had many viral outbreaks in the past which all went away after some time. One important difference between COVID-19 and other viruses like Zika, SARS, Ebola, etc. is that most the western world were not impacted by them – at least in …
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Welcome to the bear market ! The recent bull market was the most hated bull market in history. As such it was time for the bear to take over. Below are a few bear market charts and links to posts from the past: 1.10 Worst US Bear Markets in History Click to enlarge Source: Money …
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