About this episode
Markets on both sides of the Atlantic plunge on heavy losses for banks and travel stocks. The Dow falls 500 points, the S&P 500 posts its first four-day losing streak since February and the Stoxx 600 sees its worst day since June. In the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to impose a new round of Coronavirus restrictions including a 10pm pub curfew and rolling back returns to work. TikTok negotiations continue with Beijing accusing Washington of bullying behaviour. An op-ed in a government-backed Chinese newspaper blasts the social media app’s deal with Oracle and Wal-mart, raising concerns that Beijing may not support the agreement. And President Trump has vowed to nominate a replacement for the late Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg this weekend. NBC News has learned that Judge Amy Coney Barrett is the frontrunner. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .