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Feb 24, 2020

Markets worldwide slide with new coronavirus cases

Bahrain, Kuwait and Afghanistan report first-time infections, while South Korea and Italy see sharp increases in cases. Lowe’s and Home Depot will be releasing their quarterly earnings. SCOTUS hears a case over the contested $8 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

An Italian soldier patrols by a check-point at the entrance of the small town of Vo Vecchio, situated in the red zone of the COVID-19 the novel coronavirus outbreak, northern Italy, on February 24, 2020.
An Italian soldier patrols by a check-point at the entrance of the small town of Vo Vecchio, situated in the red zone of the COVID-19 the novel coronavirus outbreak, northern Italy, on February 24, 2020.
Marco Sabadin/AFP via Getty Images

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Markets worldwide slide with new coronavirus cases