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Worldwide stock markets saw sharp falls because of concerns about the economic impact of the coronavirus. A spike in cases of the virus in Italy fuelled concerns of a possible pandemic. Professor Michele Geraci is an economist who was until recently the undersecretary of state at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development, and discusses the possible economic implications of parts of Italy being put into lockdown. Peter Jankovskis of Oakbrook Investments in Chicago saw the effect on the day's trading on Wall Street. Fake news stories about the cause of coronavirus are putting social media companies under pressure to stop the spread of malicious content. We hear from Alistair Brian, lead fact checker with the website Ferret, which uncovers false news online. The American film producer Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of sexual assault and rape by a jury in New York. Rebecca Gill, Director of the Women's Research Institute at the University of Nevada, gives us her reaction. And a picture is worth a thousand words - at least according to Graham Shaw, who advises businesses that using drawings and diagrams is the best way to get your message across in a presentation or meeting.

(Photo: A screen shows stocks falling at the New York Stock Exchange. Credit: Getty Images.)