Stocks extend gains | How many states are reopening? | Oil continues rebound
EDITOR'S NOTE
Stocks kept rising and oil prices surged Tuesday as state economies around the nation begin to reopen, even as deaths and infections continue mounting in the coronavirus pandemic.
CNBC's Tom Franck writes about state plans to reopen and how many Americans will soon see restrictions lift. With tens of millions out of work, fears of a dreaded second wave of outbreaks have perhaps been overcome by economic necessity.
"Given we have a window of reopenings with little information on how a 2nd wave is progressing, markets will grind higher," Evercore strategist Dennis DeBusschere writes. In the U.S., there are now more than 1.1 million confirmed cases and more than 70,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. Health officials say they are concerned about the potential for a second wave this fall, but it's also possible scientists find a new treatment that significantly diminishes the virus.
For now, CNBC contributor and former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said he expects cases to continue climbing in May as states reopen.
"The troubling sign is that we still see them going up," he said. "So you certainly can't conclude that the epidemic's reached its peak and is turning a corner. At best, it's plateaued."
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