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![A trader reacts on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday. Major U.S. stock indexes plunged 7% before trading was temporarily halted.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ap_20069467136336-c0839b43ae17e3169add6400862eaae5176bf0d8-scaled-e1583769515467-900x422.jpg)
Dow Dives 1,900 Points, NYSE Halts Trading As Stock Indexes Plummet
By: Avie Schneider | NPR
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New York Stock Exchange trading was halted temporarily after indexes plunged 7% in reaction to Saudi Arabia’s oil price cut amid increasing fears over the coronavirus epidemic’s economic impact.
![Qatar will officially exit OPEC on Jan. 1, the country's energy minister, Saad al-Kaabi, said at a news conference in Doha on Monday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/rts28o3l-3f3467a3fb5e151a2167de66e3dd0042f4272003-e1543860132185-900x422.jpg)
Qatar Will Pull Out Of OPEC, As Rift With Saudi Arabia Deepens
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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Qatar made the announcement early Monday — the same day it informed OPEC it is withdrawing from the group. The country says it wants to focus on producing natural gas.