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• The coronavirus outbreak is a make-or-break moment for healthcare companies. UBS shares 2 resilient stocks worth buying — and 7 to avoid at all costs.

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  There have been few winners in the stock market recently, but Matthew Taylor of UBS says there are a few medical technology companies that could benefit from the response to the coronavirus outbreak. 
  Just as importantly, there are some companies in the industry that are more vulnerable than their peers to supply chain trouble and delays.
  A key point is some medical device companies are relying on China as a major driver of revenue growth.  
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• JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon had emergency heart surgery as markets were crashing and coronavirus was spreading. Insiders told us exactly what happened in the 48 hours after he rushed to the hospital.

  08-03-2020 14:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon felt chest pains early on Thursday morning and took himself to the hospital, according to a person with knowledge of his actions. 
  When Dimon was forced to undergo emergency heart surgery, the bank kicked off a contingency plan. The health scare came as global markets were being roiled by the spread of coronavirus. 
  As Dimon's condition became known across the bank, senior leaders briefed their employees and reminded them that Dimon would want them focused on t
  
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• Trump was asked how he would protect health coverage for pre-existing conditions if Obamacare was wiped out. Here's his full answer.

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  Trump was asked at a Fox News town hall how he would protect pre-existing conditions since his administration supports a lawsuit that would do away with Obamacare, which guarantees those protections.
  At a recent town hall organized by Fox News, anchor Martha MacCallum asked Trump how he would protect pre-existing insurance protections for patients.
  Obamacare is about to turn 10 years old this month, but Trump has tried weakening the law throughout his presidency.
  Trump's answer to Fox News was e
  
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• The coronavirus is setting the US economy on a path to blow up Trump's reelection bid

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  The economic shock from coronavirus will hit the US just as Americans are deciding who to vote for in November 2020. It's not a question of "if." It's a question of "how hard?" 
  This will be a complicated problem to fix too. It's both a supply and a demand shock, and it will hit the US economy where it already hurts — manufacturing — while slowing its strongest part as well — consumer demand.
  This is also not a good time for Americans to be holding the most household debt
  
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• Warren Buffett discussed Apple, bitcoin, coronavirus, and Bernie Sanders in a recent interview. Here are his 18 best quotes. (BRK.A)

  08-03-2020 12:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  Warren Buffett tackled a bunch of topics in a recent CNBC interview.
  The billionaire investor talked about Apple, bitcoin, coronavirus, the Democratic presidential race, his death, and other subjects.
  The Berkshire Hathaway CEO's 18 best quotes are listed below.
  Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Warren Buffett is renowned for making witty and insightful comments that many investors turn to for guidance.
  The 89-year-old investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO offered several gems abo
  
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• 'Much worse than 2008': An expert who foresaw the dot-com crash warns the stock market's recent turmoil has kicked off another full-blown financial crisis

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  There is a direct link between higher market volatility and turmoil in the corporate-credit market, says Albert Edwards. 
  The long-bearish Societe Generale strategist says over-indebted companies are being pushed to the brink of financial disaster by the coronavirus outbreak and the economic slowdown it is likely to cause. 
  He blames the Fed for fueling excessive borrowing among non-financial companies.  
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