President Donald Trump signed the largest stimulus package in U.S. history on Friday, a $2 trillion bill intended to rescue the coronavirus-battered economy. “This will deliver urgently needed relief," Trump told reporters at the White House. “We’re going to keep our small businesses strong and our big businesses strong." The hard-won plan will provide a massive injection of loans, tax breaks and direct payments to large corporations, small businesses and individuals whose revenue and income have plummeted under “social distancing" restrictions meant to slow the virus’ spread.
The US has become the worldwide epicenter of the epidemic, with more than 97,000 people infected, surpassing China. Stocks finished Friday in the red following a