Finding coronavirus-resistant stock portfolios
Abstract
There are more than two million confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide. In addition to the global health crisis, COVID-19 is causing unprecedented economic destruction as countries take measures to prevent new cases. Over 20 million people are unemployed in the United States alone. The International Monetary Fund forecast for 2020 predicts a 3% decrease in global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the number of goods and services the world makes. Goldman Sachs projects a United States GDP drop of 29% in the first half of 2020. The S&P 500 Index, which tracks the 500 most valuable companies in the United States, lost 34% of its value from the all-time high of February 19 to the recent bottom of March 23. Stock markets around the world lost over 16 trillion US dollars.
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