Today’s Top Stories: April 24, 2020

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Coronavirus update:

April 24, 2020 COVID-19 pandemic map
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2,735,117 confirmed infections, up from 2,649,680 yesterday.
192,019 confirmed deaths, up from 184,643 yesterday.

Relevant COVID-19 stories:

Politics:

Economy Update:

Zoom’s stock surges toward a record after inclusion in the Nasdaq 100

Under Pressure, Chain to Return $20M US Loan

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The Dow is even, in the mid-23k range.

Upcoming economic reports this week:

  • Tuesday – Existing home sales. Current: 5.27 million, Previous: 5.76 million, DOWN half a million.
  • Thursday – Weekly jobless claims – up another 4.4 million to over 26 million in a month
  • Thursday – New home sales. 627,000 in March versus 641,000 in February.
  • Friday 10am – Consumer sentiment index

Source: https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/calendars/economic

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Offbeat Story of the Day:

“Give me Biden or give me bleach!”

Don’t inject disinfectants, Lysol warns as Trump raises idea

Don't inject disinfectants, Lysol warns as Trump raises idea 3

WASHINGTON (AP) — The parent company of Lysol and another disinfectant warned Friday that its products should not be used as an internal treatment for the coronavirus after President Donald Trump wondered about the prospect during a White House briefing.

Trump noted Thursday that researchers were looking at the effects of disinfectants on the virus and wondered aloud if they could be injected into people, saying the virus “does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it would be interesting to check that.”

That prompted a strong warning from the maker of disinfectants Lysol and Dettol, which said it was issuing a statement to combat “recent speculation.”

“As a global leader in health and hygiene products, we must be clear that under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body (through injection, ingestion or any other route),” said the statement from Reckitt Benckiser.

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