Text size Dominick Reuter / AFP via Getty Images Microsoft shares have climbed to new highs during the Covid-19 pandemic, as companies accelerate their adoption of cloud-based software. This has given a boost to both Azure, the company’s public cloud service, and cloud-based apps like Office 365 and Teams. How …
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European stocks rose on Monday, with top leaders still negotiating a rescue fund to boost the economic response to the coronavirus. At mid-morning, the Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, + 0.18% They traded 0.2% higher, overcoming a weaker start. The German DAX DAX, + 0.51%, French CAC 40 PX1, + 0.11% …
Read More »Florida coronavirus cases surge for fifth day as Trump promises outbreak to be under control
(Reuters) – Florida on Sunday reported more than 12,000 new cases of COVID-19, the fifth day in a row that the state has announced more than 10,000 new infections, even as President Donald Trump promised that “it will be under control.” The virus has claimed more than 140,000 lives in …
Read More »Australia warns that coronavirus outbreak will take weeks to domesticate
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An increase in COVID-19 cases in Australia’s second-largest city could take weeks to lessen despite a shutdown and orders to wear masks, Australia’s acting chief medical officer said Monday as the country prepares for a second wave of infection. FILE PHOTO: People walk downtown in the first …
Read More »Florida coronavirus cases surge for fifth day as Trump promises outbreak to be under control
(Reuters) – Florida on Sunday reported more than 12,000 new cases of COVID-19, the fifth day in a row that the state has announced more than 10,000 new infections, even as President Donald Trump promised that “it will be under control.” The virus has claimed more than 140,000 lives in …
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