Analysts say Russia and Saudi Arabia appear to be battling each other but are really at war with the U.S. oil industry, sucker punched by a sudden 30% decline in oil prices.
Uncertainty amid the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, and oil price battles between Saudi Arabia and Russia weighed on shares of Tesla and other electric car makers on Monday.
Oil prices plunged after OPEC's failure to strike a deal with its allies regarding production cuts caused Saudi Arabia to slash its prices as it reportedly gets set to ramp up production, leading to fears of an all-out price war.
The FAA has said wiring bundles on the Boeing 737 Max are "not compliant," but Boeing said the agency's assessment doesn't change its forecast for a mid-year return to service.
"Now that the virus has a foothold in so many countries, the threat of a pandemic has become very real," WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters on a conference call Monday.