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Welcome to America's and an emergency edition, because this morning, on Wall Street, it has

been an absolute blood bath.

The market opened 8% down, that very quickly triggered a circuit breaker, trading was suspended

for 15 minutes, and it is still looking pretty gloomy for every stock out there.

And that has political implications as well.

You see, America's behind us, because it started for us last night when my husband jumped

off the sofa shouting, crude oil's down 30%, which I know it makes it sound like we have

riveting evenings in the maintenance household.

He doesn't need it that often.

So I said, what do you mean, crude oil's down 30%, trying to sound as if I knew what

he meant.

We don't talk about crude oil that much between us.

And then he explained, but it sounds like the emergence of a diplomatic war of sorts

between Russia on one side, trying to make the shale industry in the US collapse.

And Saudi on the other side, trying to stick it to Russia, and it all comes back to the

coronavirus, and it will all have a massive impact on what happens politically.

And after that fascinating glimpse into the pillow talk in the maintenance household,

you're jealous.

You're jealous.

You've discussed on, yeah, exactly, 30% crude oil down.

I think we've discussed on America's before when we have an emergency edition.

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