The S&P 500 and Dow dropped as investors worried about another round of business shutdowns to contain a surge in coronavirus cases, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq closed at another record high
The United States saw more than 60,000 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, setting a single-day global record while Florida and Texas reported a record one-day increase in deaths.
Investors also began to turn their focus to the second-quarter earnings season, which shifts into higher gear next week. S&P 500 companies are expected to post a more than 40% decline in year-over-year earnings, which would be the biggest quarterly profit drop since the 2008 financial crisis, based on IBES data from Refinitiv.
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc shares dropped after it reported a quarterly loss compared with a profit a year earlier, hurt by non-cash impairment charges of $2 billion as COVID-19 disrupted business at its Boots UK division. Its stock closed 7.8% lower. “We’re heading into earnings season, and you’re seeing some troubling trends,” said Peter Tuz, president of Chase Investment Counsel in Charlottesville, Virginia.
“I expect a lot of confusing numbers and guidance. COVID is certainly not behind us in any way, shape or form, so maybe the V gets elongated some,” he said.
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