Trump COVID Infection Disclosure Triggers Stock Slide
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variety.comTodd Spangler NY Digital EditorU.S. stock indexes dropped Friday after President Trump revealed that he tested positive for coronavirus.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1.4% at market open, and the tech-centric Nasdaq Composite Index slid 2.15%.
The S&P 500 was off 1.5%.Markets globally were rattled by Trump’s positive test for COVID-19, because it introduces considerable uncertainty about the political leadership of the U.S., the world’s biggest economic power by GDP.
At 74, Trump statistically is at a higher risk for health complications from COVID-19.Stocks also took a hit as investors grappled with a new U.S.
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