FILE PHOTO: FS Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) Speaks to the First Chamber Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Coronavirus Disease Response (COVID-19), in Washington, USA, May 12, 2020. Win McNamee / Pool via REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy on Thursday tested positive for coronavirus, decided …
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SINGAPORE / NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asia’s stock markets tied after Wall Street’s lead on Friday, but were set for their softest week in about a month as investors wrestled with sluggish economic data and airy ratings following a huge rally coronavirus loss. PHILO PHOTO: A man wearing a face …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nasdaq ended at a record high on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Dow also rising as gains in heavyweight tech stocks outweighed downbeat data showing the Federal Reserve’s view from a difficult path to economic recovery. Profits at Apple Inc. – the only publicly traded …
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MINSK (Reuters) – Belarus on Thursday launched a criminal case against a new opposition court, accusing it of an illegal attempt to seize power, a day after President Alexander Lukashenko threatened to block the streets of Protestants rejecting his re-election. PHOTO PHOTO: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko chairs a meeting with …
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PHILO PHOTO: Robert Redfield, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), speaks at a House Select Subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic hearing in Washington, DC, US, July 31, 2020. Erin Scott / Pool via REUTERS (Reuters) – South American states hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic are …
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