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Stocks drop as coronavirus crunches the job market, economy

by AP Business Writers
| April 6, 2020 12:03 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market’s first reaction to Friday’s stunningly bad jobs report was to take it in stride. But Wall Street slid through the day as investors looked ahead to the likelihood that even worse numbers are on the way.

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