FILE PHOTO: Students attend a lesson at Liceo Scientific Isacco Newton, as much of the country becomes a ‘yellow zone’, easing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions and allowing students of all ages to go back to school, in Rome, Italy, April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Guglielmo MangiapaneROME (Reuters) – Italy’s government is committed to beginning the new school year in September with […]
Read moreSINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s fuel demand is on track to hit record highs this year on a rebound in car sales and booming domestic air travel, even as a resurgence of COVID cases slows movement in some cities in the near term, analysts say.A pump attendant is seen next to a discount advertisement for gasolines at a Petrochina petrol station […]
Read moreSEOUL (Reuters) – For the first time in South Korea, a nursing assistant who was paralysed after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine was recognised as a victim of an industrial accident, making her eligible for government benefits and compensation. The nursing assistant, who has not been identified, received AstraZeneca’s shot on March 12 and later suffered from double vision and paralysis […]
Read moreTOKYO, Aug 6 (Reuters) – The Nikkei stock average inched higher on Friday, on track for its best weekly jump in more than two months on strong earnings, but broadly markets were mixed as traders adjusted positions ahead of key U.S. jobs data later in the day and a long weekend in Japan. The Nikkei ended the morning session 0.06% […]
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(Reuters) – The Nasdaq and S&P 500 closed at record levels on Thursday after a spate of strong corporate earnings and a further decline in U.S. unemployment claims last week, as investors weighed concerns of the surge of the Delta variant ahead of Friday’s job’s report. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell by 14,000 to 385,000 in the week […]
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The economy added 845,000 jobs in July, about the same as June's job growth, according to economists polled by Dow Jones. Economists mostly expect strong growth for the next couple of months, but the delta variant of Covid has become a wild card for both the labor market and economy. Uncertainty shows up in the wide range of forecasts for […]
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(Reuters) -European stocks ended at record highs on Thursday, as strong results from Novo Nordisk and Siemens helped outweigh weak mining stocks and losses in major German retailers whose earnings were hurt by COVID-related disruptions.The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, July 27, 2021. REUTERS/StaffThe pan-European STOXX 600 ended 0.4% higher […]
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Earnings reports released Thursday morning showed about a two-to-one edge for stocks beating estimates. That performance enhances the already heavily positive earnings surprises from companies that have reported June-quarter results. After markets close on Thursday, four firms we covered in an earlier preview (Clean Energy, Fisker, Plug Power and Virgin Galactic) are due to report results. Before markets open on […]
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(Reuters) -Exxon Mobil Corp is considering a pledge to reduce its net carbon emissions to zero by 2050, according to two people familiar with the matter. The deliberations come as the company is considering its future, the sources said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the discussions are private. They also come some two months after the oil major’s […]
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