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Apple shares started this year at a $300 mark and went up. In February, Apple (AAPL) stock saw an all-time high closing price of $327.20. But in March, sales of iPhones dropped as much as 56%, reaching the lowest mark of $224.37 on March 23.
Starting on April 19, Disney will furlough 43,000 Disney World workers. They will still be eligible for their medical, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits. DIS stock is in the green.
Coronavirus has already claimed the lives of many people. At least 16,703 people in the U.S. have died. In Spain, this number is 15,843. In France, the death toll is 12,210. The statistics are dismaying. We need the vaccine as soon as possible.
According to some estimates, the oil industry owes at least $200 billion to lenders, with the loans backed by oil and gas reserves. Many companies will not be able to pay off. Therefore, banks will manage their assets until the situation improves.
The meeting between OPEC and its allies OPEC+ lasted more than nine hours and the agreement on oil production cut was finally reached.
According to the Federal Reserve, Wells Fargo will take part in the recently released programs without having the balance sheet count against the $1.95 trillion cap the bank has.
Federal Reserve will spend $2.3 trillion on loans for households, small and medium-sized businesses with up to 10,000 employees and less than $2.5 billion in revenues for 2019.
According to Airbnb, the funds it raised will be spent on its three major products: hosts, long-term stays and Airbnb experiences. It should help the company overcome the coronavirus crisis.
According to Gates, it might be the fall of 2021 when Americans can be completely safe from COVID-19. He believes developing countries will suffer more than others, as most of the deaths will come there.
Spain, Italy, France, and Germany all recorded over 100,000 COVID-19 cases. As hopes for the sooner recovery from the virus started fading, global stocks and market indices suffered on Wednesday.