The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 2 million Friday as vaccines developed at breakneck speed are being rolled out around the world in an all-out campaign to vanquish the threat. The milestone was reached
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Asian shares make cautious gains after choppy Wall Street session
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian stocks opened mostly higher on Wednesday, tracking modest Wall Street gains as prospects of an eventual victory against coronavirus shored up recovery hopes, while tight supply expectations pushed oil prices
Read moreHacking victim SolarWinds hires ex-Homeland Security official Krebs as consultant
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The company used by hackers as a springboard for the worst-known breach of U.S. government computers in at least five years has hired some of the biggest names in security to
Read moreDemocrat Senate win drives stocks higher, bonds lower
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Bonds nursed losses and stock markets rose on Thursday in anticipation of a big borrowing and big spending Democrat administration driving growth, following runoff elections that gave the party control of both houses
Read moreStocks mostly higher, bond yields jump on Georgia result; protests at U.S. Capitol erode gains
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global stock indexes were mostly higher and 10-year U.S. Treasury yields topped 1% for the first time since March but stocks ended off session highs after hundreds of protesters stormed the U.S.
Read moreAsian stocks mixed as markets await U.S. runoff results
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian stocks were mixed on Wednesday as investors anxiously awaited results of U.S. runoff elections that would determine the legislative balance of power in the world’s largest economy while oil prices
Read moreFactories bounce back from COVID-19 hit, tighter controls cloud outlook
LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) – Manufacturers across Europe ended 2020 on a high while Asian factory activity expanded moderately thanks to robust demand in regional giant China, surveys showed, but the prospect of tougher coronavirus curbs clouded
Read moreGLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares pause recent rally, euro near 2-1/2-year high
NEW YORK, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Asian shares retreated on Wednesday as investors cashed in on a recent rally, while the euro flirted with highs not seen in more than 2-1/2 years on as hopes
Read moreAsian shares pause recent rally, euro near 2-1/2-year high
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian shares retreated on Wednesday as investors cashed in on a recent rally, while the euro flirted with highs not seen in more than 2-1/2 years on as hopes of a
Read moreOil slips again as new coronavirus strain proves 'nightmare before Christmas'
FILE PHOTO: The Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve, an oil storage facility, is seen in this aerial photograph over Freeport, Texas, U.S., April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File PhotoMELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Tuesday,
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