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Drivers in New Jersey and across the nation are seeing plummeting gas prices amid concerns over the coronavirus outbreak and "the ongoing crude price war."

The blue chip index was down 8%, moving deeper into a bear market after trading was halted temporarily. It continued its dive after Trump's 30-day ban on travel from Europe.

The expansion bucks the downward trend in local news.

Stocks are tumbling again Wednesday, and indexes lost more than 4% to wipe out their huge gains from a day earlier as Wall Street keeps reeling on worries about COVID-19.

Charles Scharf told lawmakers that the company's structure and culture "were problematic." But he projected confidence that it could win back the public's trust.

Stock indexes rose nearly 5% after the market's worst day since 2008. The jump followed Trump's call for a payroll tax cut and steps to help the economy amid the epidemic.

Trading on the New York Stock Exchange was halted temporarily Monday after indexes plunged 7% in reaction to Saudi Arabia's shocking oil-price cut.

Budget hearings concluded this week in Harrisburg and showed how far apart Gov. Tom Wolf and the Republican-controlled General Assembly are on agreeing to a spending plan.

The average New Jersey property-tax bill increased by nearly $200 last year as the rate of growth also picked up in 2019 compared to the last few years.

Recent surpluses probably won’t carry the city through a recession.

The mayor’s plan doesn’t call for any new tax increases, but it does call for almost $170 million more spending than last year. 

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a sizable half-percentage point Tuesday in an effort to support the economy in the face of the spreading coronavirus.

Concerns about the coronavirus outbreak's threat to the world economy grew Saturday.

Pressure is mounting on CEOs as people sounds the alarm about the climate crisis. Some companies are responding, but even ambitious targets won't be enough on their own.

Stocks took another steep dive Friday, deepening a multi-day rout fueled by fears about the coronavirus' impact on the global economy.