LONDON (Reuters) – Global stocks rose for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday as encouraging testing of the coronavirus vaccine kept investors’ spirits above what was expected to be a record rebound in job numbers in America later. FILE PHOTO: The DAX chart of the German Stock Price Index is …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police arrested a 24-year-old man at the city’s airport in the early hours of Thursday on suspicion of attacking and injuring an officer during protests against a new national security law that Beijing imposed on the financial center. Chinese national flags are seen on …
Read More »Asian stocks near 4-month highs in vaccine hopes, eyes on US payrolls
SYDNEY / NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian stocks hovered near four-month highs on Thursday in hopes of a vaccine for COVID-19, while copper prices jumped to a more than six-month spike due to a better global perspective and supply fears in the main producer Chile. FILE PHOTO: An SGX sign …
Read More »Hong Kong police arrest suspect at airport after officer assaulted in security law protests
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police arrested a 24-year-old man at the city’s airport in the early hours of Thursday on suspicion of attacking and injuring an officer during protests against a new national security law that Beijing imposed on the financial center. Chinese national flags are seen on …
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SYDNEY / NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian stocks posted a spike on Wall Street on Thursday, although sentiment was cautious ahead of US employment data. FILE PHOTO: An SGX sign is displayed on the Singapore Stock Exchange on July 19, 2017. REUTERS / Edgar Su MSCI’s broader index of Asia …
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