Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Thursday, as hopes of developing a coronavirus vaccine competed with concern over rising infections in the US. The Shanghai SHCOMP Composite Index, + 2.13% increased 0.7% and the Nikkei 225 NIK, + 0.11% in Tokyo added 0.6%. The Hang Seng HSI, + …
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Hundreds of companies around the world have joined a temporary boycott against Facebook Inc., but CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he is not concerned and has no intention of changing his policies, according to a new report. “ “I guess all of these advertisers will be back on the platform soon …
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American Airlines AAL, -1.98% It has come under scrutiny for its decision not to block intermediate seats on flights in the name of preventing coronavirus transmission, but many other airlines have taken the same stance. The airline announced last week that starting Wednesday, July 1, it will resume booking flights …
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US stock indices ended higher on Tuesday, crowning the best quarter for Wall Street in about 20 years, after sound economic data helped offset concerns over a COVID-19 surge in USA The S&P 500 SPX, + 1.54% It gained 1.5% to 3,100. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, + 0.84% …
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An emerging strain of flu in China is drawing scientists’ attention just as the world is battling the worst pandemic since the 1918 Spanish flu. Chinese researchers identified a new strain of influenza that is infecting pigs in China and that has characteristics of the so-called swine flu, or H1N1, …
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