HONG KONG (Reuters) – Leading Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong applied on Monday to run for a seat in the Chinese-ruled city legislature, raising the possibility of a battle with authorities after that he was banned from participating in previous surveys. Wong is one of more than a dozen …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Eurozone and eurozone bond markets had hopes that European Union leaders would reach an agreement on a recovery fund for the economy devastated by the bloc’s pandemic on Monday, while the The region’s stock markets cautiously climbed the talks higher. FILE PHOTO: The London Stock Exchange Group …
Read More »EU leaders show first signs of commitment to stimulus plan
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Signs emerged that leaders of northern European Union countries were ready to commit to a 1.8 trillion euro (2 trillion) coronavirus stimulus plan on Monday as talks in Brussels they extended to a fourth day. Divided and slow to respond to the start of the coronavirus outbreak …
Read More »Microsoft reports earnings on Wednesday. This is what to expect.
Text size Dominick Reuter / AFP via Getty Images Microsoft shares have climbed to new highs during the Covid-19 pandemic, as companies accelerate their adoption of cloud-based software. This has given a boost to both Azure, the company’s public cloud service, and cloud-based apps like Office 365 and Teams. How …
Read More »Poland to propose limits to foreign media soon, says Kaczynski
FILE PHOTO: Andrzej Duda of the Law and Justice Party (PiS), is seen on television screens in a shopping center in Warsaw on May 21, 2015. REUTERS / Kacper Pempel – / File Photo WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland will seek to craft rules that limit the concentration of foreign-owned media …
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