SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s most-populous state of New South Wales (NSW) reported eight new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, while neighbouring Victoria’s tally increased by three, as new measures to combat the disease kicked in.FILE PHOTO: People walk down a city laneway after coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions were eased for the state of Victoria, in Melbourne, Australia, October 28, 2020. REUTERS/Sandra SandersThe […]

In this article The IPO market is manic. Stocks haven’t been this expensive since the dot-com era. The Nasdaq 100 has doubled in two years, leaving its valuation bloated — all while volatility remains stubbornly high. It’s a setup that’s left investors sitting on fat returns from 2020, a year that defied easy explanation. It’s also one that has a […]

January is shaping up to be a pivotal month in determining whether the nascent U.S. reflation trade can really gather steam in 2021. Bond traders have boosted expectations for inflation to near the highest in two years as they await an election next week that will determine control of the Senate and potentially the scope for further fiscal stimulus. The […]

To the Editor: WE Charity disagrees with Bloomberg’s narrative in its December 29, 2020 article, “How a Charity Superstar Innovated Its Way to Political Scandal.” So much of the story, from its major themes to minor details, is factually incorrect. We write today to begin setting the record straight. 1. WE Charity prohibits and takes steps to prevent corporal punishment […]

Slideshow ( 2 images )LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government is under growing pressure to abandon plans to reopen most primary schools in England, with one teachers’ union demanding evidence it is safe to open and another telling members they do not have to work in an unsafe environment.Earlier this week, the government announced that most primary schools will open as […]

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale transits the Philippine Sea November 16, 2018. Picture taken November 16, 2018. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Connor D. Loessin/Handout via REUTERS. BEIJING (Reuters) – China has rebuffed the latest offer of talks from Taiwan, saying the government was engaging in a “cheap trick” and provocation by seeking […]

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., like most of the hotel industry, has had a terrible year. But by one metric, the company is faring well: its share price. The stock climbed Thursday, eking out a 0.3% gain for the year as investors bet that Covid-19 vaccines will unleash a surge of pent-up demand for lodging. The shares have more than doubled […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain reactivated emergency hospitals built at the start of the pandemic and shut primary schools in London on Friday to counter the rapid spread of a much more infectious variant of the coronavirus.Medics transport a patient from an ambulance to the Royal London Hospital as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in London, Britain, January […]

FILE PHOTO: General view of a empty classroom at Prae Wood School in St Albans as the majority of schools in the UK close while the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues. St Albans, London, Britain March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Paul ChildsLONDON (Reuters) – The British government has decided to close all primary schools in London for the next two […]