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Crushing asset sell-offs ranging from bitcoin to precious metals and European stocks accompanied Wall Street's slide into bear market territory on Thursday, as investors liquidated positions across their portfolios to raise cash. Bitcoin dropped 26%, marking its largest fall in seven years, as fears of the coronavirus' economic impact unnerved investors. Palladium...

Bridgewater Associates LP, the Ray Dalio-led hedge fund giant famous for making money during the 2008 financial crisis, has posted mixed returns amid the coronavirus-led market turmoil, according to an investor with direct knowledge of the performance.

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Bridgewater Associates LP, the Ray Dalio-led hedge fund giant famous for making money during the 2008 financial crisis, has posted mixed returns amid the coronavirus-led market turmoil, according to an investor with direct knowledge of the performance.

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Italy's market regulator said it was introducing an outright short-selling ban on 85 stocks after the Milan bourse plunged 17% on Thursday, recording its worst loss ever, due to a coronavirus crisis in the country.

The head of the Netherlands' central bank, Klaas Knot, on Thursday said the Dutch economy could fall into recession in 2020, depending on the impact of the coronavirus.

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The board of Colombia's central bank on Thursday announced measures aimed at providing liquidity to the market amid international turmoil that has caused record devaluations while the Ministry of Finance did not rule out introducing additional measures.

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U.S. money market funds took in a record $87.6 billion in the week to Wednesday as stocks on Wall Street buckled, investors moved to cash and panic about the spreading coronavirus roiled global financial markets, data from Lipper showed.

Banks are talking up their online and mobile banking capabilities to customers as more Americans look to avoid public places amid the coronavirus outbreak.

- Australian shares looked set to drop at open on Friday, tracking Wall Street peers, as the U.S. move to restrict travel from Europe over the coronavirus pandemic rattled investors already shaken by fears of a global recession. The local share price index futures ...