1. Dow is poised to fall as US coronavirus cases rise. USA With the S&P 500 soaring more than 21% in the second quarter and with five trading days to go, Wall Street strategists are lessening the likelihood of institutional and other investors selling some of their big gains in …
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Montevideo, Uruguay – Latin America and the Caribbean exceeded 100,000 on Tuesday coronavirus deaths, more than half of them in Brazil, according to an AFP count based on official figures. The pandemic is accelerating throughout the region, which now has a total of 2.1 million cases, with Brazil, Mexico, Peru …
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ADam Silver has a plan. The NBA Commissioner and his committees have worked tirelessly to find a way to save the 2019-20 season. After much deliberation, the league devised a way to bring 22 NBA teams to Walt Disney World, where they will play a shortened regular season (eight games) …
Read More »Coronavirus increases in Latin America as deaths exceed 100,000
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The death toll in Latin America from the coronavirus pandemic surpassed 100,000 on Tuesday, according to a Reuters count, with little sign that the outbreak is easing in a region marked by crowded cities and high levels of poverty. FILE PHOTO: The faithful of the Afro-Brazilian …
Read More »Trump wins judicial victory in hospital price transparency
President Trump touted a “great victory” after a federal judge rejected the American Hospital Association’s challenge to a rule by the Trump administration that forced them to disclose prices negotiated with insurers. “GREAT VICTORY for patients: Federal court ENCOURAGES transparency in hospital prices,” Trump wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. “Patients …
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