Virus-Driven Supply Chain Anxiety Mounts as Wall Street Plunge Continues

Virus-Driven Supply Chain Anxiety Mounts as Wall Street Plunge Continues
A trader works before the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 14, 2019. Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
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As key Wall Street indexes extended their losing streak on Feb. 27, experts pointed to a growing concern among investors that the effects of broken global supply chains due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) may be greater than previously thought.

“COVID-19 brought the production and transportation of many goods to a near standstill from which they have not yet recovered, and at a time when pandemic concerns are still rising,” said Allen Sukholitsky, chief macro strategist at Xallarap Advisory.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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