SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian equity markets started the week cautiously on Monday when the relentless spread of the coronavirus finally caused investors to question its optimism in the global economy, benefiting safe harbor bonds and the US dollar. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask, after the outbreak …
Read More »Asian stocks cautious as coronavirus threatens economic reopening
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian equity markets started the week cautiously on Monday when the relentless spread of the coronavirus finally caused investors to question its optimism in the global economy, benefiting safe harbor bonds and the US dollar. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask, after the outbreak …
Read More »It’s rocket science: EU accelerates space ambitions, says Breton
PARIS (Reuters) – The European Union will invest more money in rocket launches, satellite communication and space exploration to preserve its often-unknown successes in space and keep up with the ambitions of the United States and China, its space chief said Sunday. . FILE PHOTO: The Ariane-5 ECA launcher, which …
Read More »Great tobacco, great oil and Buffett join the Fed portfolio
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States Federal Reserve bought $ 428 million in bonds from individual companies through mid-June, making investments in names known as Walmart and AT&T, as well as in major oil companies, tobacco giant Philip Morris. International Inc and a utility subsidiary of billionaire holding Warren Buffett’s …
Read More »Chinese company says coronavirus vaccine candidate holds promise in human trial
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s National Biotechnology Group (CNBG) said on Sunday that early human test results for a candidate for the coronavirus vaccine suggested it might be safe and effective, the second vaccine candidate in the signature showing encouraging results in a clinical trial. The experimental injection, developed by a …
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