Today's Top Stories: April 7, 2020
Channel: My Daily Grind News
Date: 07/04/2020

Today's Top Stories: April 7, 2020. COVID-19 has infected 1.4 million people. Economy is surprisingly resilient, Trump hires another bimbo as press. sec.


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Coronavirus update:
April 7, 2020 COVID-19 pandemic map

1,363,35 infections, up from 1,289,380 yesterday.
76,420 deaths, up from 70,590 yesterday.
Relevant COVID-19 stories:

    Grocery workers are beginning to die of coronavirus
    Staggering Surge Of NYers Dying In Their Homes Suggests City Is Undercounting Coronavirus Fatalities

Economy Update:
April 7, 2020 DJIA stock chart
Source: The Street dot com

Dow Jones is up 523, to 23,203.00. Are we in a mini-bull market? Dead cat bounce? Or just a lot of volatility over the next few weeks, months…years?
Upcoming economic reports this week:

    Wednesday – FOMC meeting minutes
    Thursday – weekly jobs claims (this is a big one) & PPI
    Friday – CPI

Relevant Economy stories:

    Americans struggle to delay mortgage payments as lenders ‘can’t handle’ 1,896% spike amid coronavirus
    ‘Things are normalizing’: ETF market action is ‘encouraging’ despite economic worries, investor says

Politics:

Wisconsin is in the news today, as its governor, Tony Evers, tried to get the primary postponed from tomorrow to a later date, as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

His ruling was overturned by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. See the stories below for more information.
Relevant Politics stories:

    Despite pandemic, Wisconsin holding its primary election on Tuesday
    Wisconsin Supreme Court blocks order by governor to stop Tuesday’s elections in state’s latest whipsaw
    Trump hires another bimbo as press sec. 

Feel Good Song of the Day:

Charlie Rich’s “Rollin’ with the Flow” – he was my mom’s favorite. And I absolutely love this song!
Offbeat Story of the Day:

Police Hunt Walmart Shopper In Lysol Rage Attack On Store Employee | The Smoking Gun

    After being told of a limit on the number of Lysol cans she could purchase, a Walmart customer sprayed a worker in the eyes with the disinfectant, according to Massachusetts police who are seeking the public’s help in identifying the alleged assailant.

    The March 27 attack occurred at a Walmart Supercenter in Leicester, a town outside Worcester.

    In a bid to collar the woman, police released the adjacent surveillance photo of the suspect, who appears to have departed Walmart in an Uber after she was somehow able to complete her purchase.

    The Walmart employee was treated by EMS workers summoned to the store following the Lysol attack.

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