All hopes hinge around the coronavirus vaccine - the miracle dose that will set you free again and help you reclaim the life. But the direst warning is that it may never happen.
The investment maven had 11 percent stake in Delta Air Lines, 10 percent in American Airlines, 10 percent in Southwest Airlines and 9 percent in United Airlines.
The economy will remain sick in the medium term in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic, giving gold the wings. Put axiomatically, the worse it is for the economy, the better for gold.
Rather than the comfort of inter-dependence, strong nations states will choose the safety of independence - whether it's in the matter of vaccines, ventilators or weapons.
Even as the May contract US crude went for trade in low negative territory, the June contract saw trade in the normal range, rising $1.72 cents (8.4 percent), to $22.15 a barrel.
Whether you want it or not, herd immunity through natural course of the virus spread will happen sooner than the onset of same result through universal vaccination.
Though the odds of a postponement of the dates are low, authorities have to take into account widespread disruptions during the poll run-up and considerable mayhem on the voting day.
Can people with families, identities, homes, jobs, bank loans and court cases disappear in their thousands without a trace from the face of the Earth? Even in China?
If the number of cases doubles every three days and the contagion takes three weeks to peak, several hundred thousands of people in New York could become infected.