American stocks rose to record levels on Thursday as lawmakers closed deals to extend a new financial lifeline for businesses and individuals who could support the economy through the most devastating phase of the coronavirus epidemic. In early trading all three major stock benchmarks hit hit highs intraday. The Dow …
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U.S. Stock futures on Monday rose above optimism that talk of additional monetary stimulus is in progress and that the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine could help stem the tide. Futures linked to the S&P 500 rose 0.7%, indicating that the broad-market index could reach a higher level after New …
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By Aaron Sheldrick, Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s worst bird flu outbreak has spread to new farms and now affects more than 20% of the country’s pre-47 prefectures, officials have ordered clearing after more poultry deaths. File photo: Officers in protective uniforms work on a chicken farm, where an …
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By Aaron Sheldrick, Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s worst bird flu outbreak has spread to new farms and now affects more than 20% of the country’s pre-47 prefectures, officials have ordered clearing after more poultry deaths. File photo: Officers in protective uniforms work on a chicken farm, where an …
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5.03am GMT 05:03 Figures from the Robert Koch Institute for Infectious Diseases showed Monday that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany has risen from 16,362 to 1,337,078. The death toll rose 188 to 21,975, according to the report. The numbers are usually lower on Mondays, as fewer tests …
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