Text size Yana Paskova / Getty Images After a first half of the year filled with vintage events, investors will have a much-needed break on Friday as most of the US markets will be closed to observe on July 4th. After the significant liquidation in March, the shares recovered some …
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A growing number of prominent Wall Street institutions are making the prediction that 2020 will be the year for Europe’s stock market to overshadow its American counterpart as the coronavirus takes divergent paths across the two economic powers. Despite the United States struggling to curb the deadly COVID-19 disease, the …
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US stocks rose on Thursday as investors digested a stronger-than-expected monthly employment report amid a growing number of new cases of coronavirus. The US financial markets will be closed on Friday and the bond market will close an hour earlier at 2 pm ET on Thursday, and the Independence Day …
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The numbers: New claims for traditional unemployment benefits continued a slow and steady decline in late June, moving in the right direction, but at a slow pace showing that the labor market is still struggling to recover after the biggest wave of layoffs in the United States history. Initial jobless …
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People line up outside the Kentucky Career Center before it opens to find assistance with their unemployment claims in Frankfort, Kentucky, USA, June 18, 2020. Bryan Woolston | Reuters The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits for the first time increased more than expected last week as the coronavirus …
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