FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian wearing a protective mask, as a preventive measure against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), passes signs on the street that say “No to paying the debt. Break with the IMF”, in Buenos Aires. Aires, Argentina, May 27, 2020. REUTERS / Agustin Marcarian / File Photo BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) …
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The numbers: Sales of new single-family homes increased sharply for the second consecutive month in June, taking the sales rate to its highest level in 13 years, according to data released on Friday. The annual sales pace for new home sales in the United States increased 13.8% last month to …
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US stocks fell on Thursday after the data showed no real improvement in weekly unemployment data with coronavirus cases increasing further in many states, though Senate and White House Republicans announced progress toward a deal on another financial aid package for businesses and households affected by the pandemic. However, investors …
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the Trump administration’s goal is a stable US dollar, while, separately, he notes that some foam is seeping into the stock market that has risen from its coronavirus lows to end of march. “ “Clearly there are some individual stocks, I’m not going to mention …
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Text size William Ackman Bryan Bedder / Getty Images for The New York Times A special-purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, sponsored by Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management, made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday in the largest initial public offering of blank checks. The offering …
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