Trump's announcement calling off stimulus talks sends stock market plunging

The New York Stock Exchange.
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President Trump's update on coronavirus stimulus talks didn't seem to have the effect he was hoping for.

On Tuesday afternoon, Trump tweeted to announce he was rejecting Democrats' coronavirus stimulus package and calling off talks on the subject until after Election Day. Despite his questionable claiming the "economy is doing well," Trump's announcement had the opposite effect on the stock market.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average immediately plunged more than 300 points upon Trump's tweet, the S&P 500 fell 40 points to a session low, and the Nasdaq Composite fell nearly 150 points. All three of the indexes continued to fall ahead of the market's Tuesday closure.

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So much for Trump's tweet declaring "the stock market is at record levels." Kathryn Krawczyk

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Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.