SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks hit a four-month high on Wednesday as investors remained stubbornly optimistic about prospects for a reopening of the world economy, even as coronavirus cases appeared to be accelerating to new peaks. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask, after the outbreak of coronavirus …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sales of new single-family homes in the United States increased more than expected in May and business activity contracted moderately this month, suggesting that the economy was on the verge of recovering from the recession caused by the crisis in COVID-19. FILE PHOTO: Real estate signs advertise …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. trade deal with China is not only completely intact, but Beijing has taken a constructive step forward in several areas, a senior White House adviser said Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: White House National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White …
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Chinese President Xi Jinping walks past officials wearing face masks after the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) when he arrives for the closing session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing , China, May 28, 2020.. Carlos García Rawlins | Reuters China …
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A customer plays at the Flamingo Las Vegas hotel and casino in Las Vegas on Monday, June 22, 2020. After months of lockdown in which the coronavirus outbreaks largely focused on predictable locations: nursing homes, prisons, meat packing plants, the nation is entering a new and uncertain phase of the …
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