Stocks are falling in midday trading on Wall Street, erasing 2 percent from major indexes, a day after they surged 4 percent as the mood swings back to fear about economic fallout from the virus outbreak.
On Wednesday, GM unveiled clay-and-plastic mockups of the hotly anticipated Hummer EV SUV and "SUT" — the latter a "sport-utility truck" featuring a pickup truck bed and drop-top roof.
Monday’s outage began around 9:30 a.m. EST, and Robinhood restored service at about 11:00 that night, causing a storm of customer outrage on social media.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 785 points and bond prices surged after an emergency interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve failed to reassure markets racked by worries that a fast-spreading virus outbreak could lead to a recession.
As COVID-19 rocked the world and the U.S. markets, the bitcoin price trended right alongside them, appearing more like a risk asset than the safe-haven asset so many crypto enthusiasts hope it can be.
Electric vehicles are easier to build, cheaper to maintain, and can bestow a green-tinted halo on automakers and drivers alike – but they have a significant Achilles heel: their batteries.
