Wall Street is closing at a record high on Monday as it enters the final week of 2020. President Donald Trump has signed a 900 900 billion economic aid package, as governments help reduce uncertainty by re-imposing travel and commercial curbs in response to new coronavirus variants. The move also …
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Asian stocks plunged on Tuesday after an unnecessary day on Wall Street as investors waited to see if Congress could break a logjem on delivering more aid to people, businesses and local governments affected by the coronavirus epidemic. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell when Prime Minister Yoshihid Suga announced …
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BEIJING (AP) – Asian stock markets rebounded on Tuesday in hopes of progress toward a potential coronavirus vaccine that could help the world produce, buy and revive normal life. Benchmarks rose more than 1% in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney, while Shanghai and Seoul also remained ahead. On Wall Street, …
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The U.S. presidential stock index is flooded with hopes that the U.S. presidential election will be fought and a clear winner will be determined. Wall Street’s main stock index opened lower on Tuesday – Election Day in the United States – and investors were clinging to optimism that a clear …
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TOKYO (AP) – Asian stocks fell on Friday when reports showed layoffs of US workers persist at high levels after the US economy contracted at an annual rate of nearly 33% in the spring, the worst quarter on record. The earnings reports, an indicator of how well companies are handling …
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