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Update:US stocks close sharply down on Coronavirus fears

Financial markets have tumbled around the world for a second day this week amid concerns that a rise in coronavirus cases will hurt still tentative economic recoveries.

Financial markets have tumbled around the world for a second day this week amid concerns that a rise in coronavirus cases will hurt still tentative economic recoveries. Susan Schmidt of Aviva Investors in Chicago tells us what to look out for tomorrow. Also in the programme, Rebecca Klar of The Hill in Washington D.C. wraps up a day of scrutiny on the chief executives of Facebook, Twitter, and Google, in a senate hearing on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects web companies from liability when it comes to content posted by users.

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