The U.S. has “contained” the coronavirus, NEC Director Larry Kudlow says. “Pretty close to airtight.”
." He added that, while the outbreak is a "human tragedy," it will likely not be an "economic tragedy."
"There will be some stumbles. We're looking at numbers; it's a little iffy," Kudlow said. " But at the moment, the numbers that we're looking at ... there's no supply disruptions out there yet." His comments came after the U.S. stock market suffered its biggest one-day decline since February 2018.for exclusive insights and analysis, and live business day programming from around the world.
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