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The stock market has been on a wild ride lately, and Americans aren’t enjoying it. In fact, a Gallup poll conducted in late April 2020 revealed that only 21% of people think stocks or mutual funds are the best long-term investment. This was the lowest level since 2012. And that …

A total of 3,180 cases of COVID-19 were reported across Washington state in the past seven days, approaching weekly totals seen at the previous height of the outbreak in the state nearly three months ago. The latest state total represents a 14% increase from the previous week, according to GeekWire …

The New York skyline is about to get much more colorful. Today we had a day full of #PrideWorldwide celebrations. Not only in New York, but also in Time Out cities around the world. (Have you been watching today’s Global Pride live stream? Honestly, we should replace the Olympics with …

Shares fell in Asia on Monday, tracking losses on Wall Street as rising virus cases cause some US states to backtrack on pandemic reopens. Nikkei 225 NIK from Japan, -2.29% sank 1.8% and the Hong Kong Hang Seng HSI Index, -1.23% fell 1.2%. The SHCOMP composed of Shanghai, -0.60% fell …

European stocks opened in negative territory on Monday as investors digest the growing number of deaths from coronavirus. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was down 0.3% at the start of trading, with core resources and oil and gas stocks losing 0.7% to lead losses as most sectors and major markets opened …