Stocks fell on Monday as hope for a potential deal on new U.S. coronavirus stimulus soured while Covid-19 cases are rising. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 450 points lower, or 1.5%. Earlier in the day, the 30-stock average was up more than 100 points. The S&P 500 dropped 1.7% and the Nasdaq Composite pulled […]
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U.S. stocks slipped on Monday as investors turned to Washington for clues over a new coronavirus stimulus deal while a rising number of Covid-19 cases dampened sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 216 points lower, or 0.8%. Earlier in the day, the 30-stock average was up more than 100 points. The S&P 500 dipped […]
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President Donald Trump on Monday said the government’s top pandemic fighter, Dr. Anthony Fauci, is a “disaster” — and possibly an “idiot” — as he claimed that Americans are “tired of” Covid-19, even as the number of coronavirus cases continued spiking in much of the United States. “People are tired of Covid,” Trump said in […]
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Staff of online travel start-up ‘GetYourGuide’ working at the company’s headquarters in Berlin. Jens Kalaene | picture alliance | Getty Images LONDON— GetYourGuide, the Berlin-headquartered activity booking start-up has laid off close to 100 staff as the coronavirus pandemic continues to take its toll on the travel industry. The company was backed by SoftBank in […]
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[The stream is slated to start at 8 a.m.ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks Monday morning to the International Monetary Fund. Powell’s remarks are part of a session on “Cross-Border Payments and Digital Currencies.” He is participating in a […]
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