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Global Stocks Steady After Plunge on Virus, Oil Crash

Associated Press

   BEIJING - Global stock markets rebounded Tuesday from record-setting
   declines after President Donald Trump said he would ask Congress for a
   tax cut and other measures to ease the pain of the spreading
   coronavirus outbreak.
   Oil prices also recovered some of their losses in Monday's
   record-setting plunge.
   London opened 1.8% higher and Frankfurt advanced 1%. China's main stock
   index rose 1.8% and Tokyo closed up 0.9%.

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