Graffiti saying “Racist Fish” is seen on a statue of “The Little Mermaid” in Copenhagen, Denmark, on July 3, 2020. Ritzau Scanpix / Niels Christian Vilmann via REUTERS COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark woke up on Friday with the words “racist fish” scrawled on the base of the “Little Mermaid,” the …
Read More »Asian stocks peak four months as US and Chinese recoveries accelerate
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks jumped to a four-month high on Friday due to strong US payroll data and a rapid pickup in activity in the Chinese services sector, but a rise in cases of Coronavirus in the United States kept control of gains stronger. FILE PHOTO: The Shanghai Stock …
Read More »GLOBAL MARKETS: Asian stocks hit 4-month high as recoveries from US and China accelerate
* Shanghai stocks hit 14-month high in service sector recovery * US payrolls jump 4.8 million, but obstacles remain ahead * Increased US COVID-19 cases threaten US recovery * Asian Stock Markets: tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4 By Hideyuki Sano and Imani Moise TOKYO / NEW YORK, July 3 (Reuters) – Asian stocks climbed …
Read More »Asian stocks peak four months as US and Chinese recoveries accelerate
TOKYO / NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian stocks rose to a four-month high on Friday due to strong data from the US payrolls taking. FILE PHOTO: The Shanghai Stock Exchange Building in the Pudong Financial District in Shanghai, China, February 28, 2020. REUTERS / Aly Song MSCI’s broader Asia-Pacific index …
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In a major retreat that illustrated how dire things have become in Texas, Republican Governor Greg Abbott ordered the use of masks in most of the state after recently refusing to allow even local governments to impose such rules. The increase was partly attributed to Americans not covering their faces …
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