TOKYO (AFP) – Armand Duplantis has firmly established himself as one of the stars of track and field and is adamant nothing will stand in his way when he takes to the pole vault runway
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Decision time looming for Japanese Grand Prix | Planet F1
A decision about whether this year’s Japanese Grand Prix can go ahead is set to be made before the Olympic Games finish in Tokyo. Doubts over the race at Suzuka on October 10 have intensified
Read moreShares shrug off U.S. tech sell-off, vaccine trial halt
LONDON (Reuters) – European shares on Wednesday shrugged off heavy losses for U.S. tech stocks and a major drugmaker delaying testing of a coronavirus vaccine, as investors kept faith in an economic recovery from the
Read moreWorld stocks hold firm, set for fifth straight month of gains
LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks hovered near record highs on Monday and were set to end August with five consecutive months of gains, as investors bet on central banks keeping up the policy punchbowl for
Read moreShares, dollar climb as Fed lays out new inflation strategy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of world equity markets and the dollar rose on Thursday after the Federal Reserve said it would roll out an aggressive new strategy that aims to boost employment and
Read moreOlympics: Japan athletes give Tokyo Games stadium test run
TOKYO (AFP) – Japan’s top athletes put the new Tokyo Olympic stadium through its paces at a track meet on Sunday (Aug 23), one year ahead of the Games which have been postponed due to
Read moreEquities edge higher, bonds stable after Chinese stocks rally
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global equities markets edged higher and perceived safe havens such as U.S. Treasuries gained on Monday as investors weighed further financial stimulus in China against tightening economic restrictions in Italy after
Read moreGlobal equities snap four-day rally on U.S.-China frictions; dollar firm
LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks ended four days of gains on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump cranked up antagonism with Beijing by banning U.S. transactions with two popular Chinese apps: Tencent’s WeChat and ByteDance’s
Read moreStocks slip as markets await U.S. stimulus
LONDON (Reuters) – Stocks slipped on Thursday as investors waited for signs of agreement on a U.S. stimulus package, while the U.S. dollar slumped to a two-year low on fears that the recovery in the
Read moreGold charges toward $2,000, stocks climb on stimulus hopes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Gold surged to a record high on Tuesday after Democrats and the White House appeared closer to agreement on new stimulus to help the coronavirus-hit economy and a broad swath of
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