US-Swiss climate scientist and glaciologist Konrad “Koni” Steffen died on Saturday while doing research in Greenland. He was 68. © ANDREAS RIGLING, AFP via Getty Images Konrad Steffen died on 8 August 2020, in an accident during a campaign of measures in Greenland. Steffen can be seen here on July …
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Speed and star power: These are the two clear goals for the DC Fandome virtual event on August 22, which published its full schedule on Friday. More than 100 hours of content spanning the film, TV and comic book features from DC Entertainment will be unveiled at Saturday’s event over …
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MARKET SNAPSHOT © AFP / Getty Images Shares were off to a modest weaker start Friday, and after a weaker-than-expected rise in July retail sales raised questions about the sustainability of the economy’s snapback from its pandemic-induced collapse in the spring. Load error Market participants this weekend were also eager …
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Here’s what you need to know: Even as coronavirus infections continued to spread, re-openings for schools were recorded and unemployment remained close to historic levels, Americans kept shopping in July with retail sales up 1.2 percent from June, making a rare bright spot in the abuses economy reflected. The jump …
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(For a live blog on the US stock market, click or type LIVE / in a new window.) * Weekly unemployment claims fall below 1 million * Cisco is targeting Dow for poor visibility * Dow down 0.5%, S&P down 0.4%, Nasdaq up 0.1% (Updates until late afternoon) By Caroline …
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