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Wartime act will be invoked to produce test kits

The Trump administration plans to use a wartime production act for the first time on Tuesday and mandate the production of 60,000 coronavirus test kits as state leaders ramp up pleas for assistance in combating the coronavirus pandemic.

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The Fed says it will buy as much debt as it needs to cushion the blow for businesses.

The Federal Reserve said it would buy as much government-backed debt as it needs to keep financial markets functioning, and unrolled a series of programs meant to shore up both large and small businesses — a whatever-it-takes effort to cushion the economic blow of the pandemic.

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Coronavirus Stimulus Package Spurs a Lobbying Gold Rush

WASHINGTON — Restaurants say they need $325 billion in federal assistance. Boeing wants $60 billion. The travel industry has requested $250 billion and manufacturers are seeking $1.4 trillion in loans to deal with the economic devastation being wrought by the coronavirus.

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Trump Seeks $500 Billion in Checks for Taxpayers

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday broadened the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and spelled out the first details of a $1 trillion economic package, asking Congress for an infusion of $500 billion for direct payments to taxpayers and $500 billion in loans for businesses.

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U.S. Closing Canadian Border as Virus Affects All 50 States

In a further attempt to slow the spread of the virus in America, where it has now claimed more than 100 lives, President Trump announced on Wednesday that the border with Canada was being closed to all but essential traffic.

Canada had already closed its borders to most foreigners — but not Americans — in an attempt to keep the virus at bay.

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Coronavirus Live Updates: White House Seeks $850 Billion Stimulus and Fed Unveils Emergency Lending

As the coronavirus pandemic ground large swaths of the economy to a halt, cost an increasing number of people their jobs and sent the markets reeling, the White House, Congress and the Federal Reserve began taking steps to get aid to people and businesses.

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Wall Street Rebounds After Historic Plunge: Live Market Updates

Stock rebounded from their worst day in more than 30 years, gains that were pinned partly to signs of movement in Washington and a pledge by leaders in Germany to spend heavily to support Europe’s largest economy.

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Stocks Plunge as Trump’s Travel Ban Adds to Distress: Live Updates

Stocks plunged on Thursday, as President Trump’s latest effort to address the coronavirus outbreak — a ban on the entry of most Europeans to the United States — failed to address investors’ concerns about the global economy.

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Stocks Tumble as Investor Jitters Return: Live Updates

Stocks on Wall Street tumbled on Wednesday, as topsy-turvy trading throughout global markets signaled continued investor concern about how governments would deal with the coronavirus fallout.

The S&P 500 fell more than 3 percent in early trading Wednesday, undoing some of the previous day’s surge. On Tuesday, the benchmark index posted its best single-day performance in over a year, rising almost 5 percent.