Stocks wear thin as coronavirus surge destroys hopes of recovery

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks posted their biggest decline in eight sessions, bonds rose and the US dollar held firm on Thursday due to growing cases of coronavirus in the United States and the International Monetary Fund’s downgrade to economic projections reduced confidence in a recovery. FILE PHOTO: Passers-by wearing …

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Padres Sign 2 High Draft Picks

The Padres have signed a supplemental first-round pick Justin Lange and second round Owen CaissieJim Callis of MLB.com tweets (links: 1, 2). Lange will earn $ 2MM, while Caissie agreed to a bonus worth $ 1,200,004. Like the 34th overall pick, the Lange pick came with a recommended value of …

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‘Big Mouth’, ‘Central Park’ to recast biracial characters

Jenny Slate and Kristen Bell will no longer play biracial characters on the animated shows “Big Mouth” and “Central Park”, respectively. In a statement posted to Instagram on Wednesday, Slate explained that he had given up the role of Missy because his original reasoning to sign to express the character …

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