LONDON (Reuters) – Gold prices rose to their highest level in nearly eight years on Wednesday, as global stocks cooled as signs of a rally in coronavirus cases kept investors on edge. FILE PHOTO: Gold bars and granules are displayed at the Austrian Oegussa silver-gold separation plant in Vienna on …
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The Florida Department of Health reported 3,286 additional coronavirus cases Tuesday, bringing the state total to 103,503. Medical experts and elected officials have attributed the increasing numbers to a combination of more testing and more social contact as companies reopen, and in recent weeks, to people’s participation in major protests. …
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A new study, released this month by the National Bureau of Economic Research, used data on protests from more than 300 of the largest cities in the United States, and found no evidence that coronavirus cases grew in the weeks after the start of the protests. In fact, the researchers …
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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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