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Singapore’s Coronavirus Transparency Has Lessons for the U.S.

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- There is something fascinating about reading Singapore’s government-supplied coronavirus outbreak information. The data is organized as an unfolding, public story tracing relevant details of the known cases of Covid-19 diagnosed there.The website shares the age, sex and occupation of each person who has tested positive for the virus. It reveals where they travelled recently, and when they sought medical help. It explains when they were hospitalized and when they were discharged. There’s data on their local whereabouts, including whether they attended either of two large church services which appear to tie together two clusters of the disease.In contrast, in the United States, there are disturbing revelations of online misinformation, including YouTubers advising people to drink bleach. The president has contradicted scientific consensus in offering reassurances that containment is likely and a vaccine is on the way;  experts, including infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci of the NIH, say containment...

3 Monster Growth Stocks That Can Climb Higher as Market Plunges

Markets are plunging, taking a serious hit as the coronavirus spreads rapidly throughout the world. So far, the worst of the outbreak is in China, but large-scale viral cases are on the rise in Italy, Iran, and South Korea. Medical restrictions and quarantines are disrupting global trade and travel patterns, with shutdowns in Chinese factories impacting global supply chains in everything from electronics to the containerized shipping industry. The S&P 500 is down 12.8% from its peak on February 19, completely erasing earlier gains and putting the index at an 8.6% loss for the year to date.But as per usual in the stock markets, risky times also present opportunity for daring investors – and while the market as an aggregate is falling, any one stock’s individual performance may be very different. In short, a savvy investor can find stocks with serious growth potential, even in today’s market conditions.We’ve used TipRanks’ Stock...