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Mandates, COVID spike bringing Wall Street back to square one
The Wall Street holiday party circuit is a usually great place to have some laughs and pick up a few scoops. Not this year. The scoops are fewer than usual, as are the laughs, because COVID was…
Federal authorities investigate lab, misconduct claims tied to Center for COVID Control
Free at-home COVID tests and N95 masks promised by BidenPresident Biden also announced that 1,000 military medical personnel will begin deploying to help overwhelmed medical facilities.STAFF VIDEO, USA TODAYCHICAGO – The principal lab…
Delta, Alaska cancel hundreds of flights due to bad weather, Omicron cases
Dec 29 (Reuters) - U.S carriers Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) and Alaska Air Group (ALK.N) cancelled hundreds of flights on Tuesday due to adverse weather conditions and rising cases of the Omicron variant.Delta said it expected to cancel more…
UK firms taking taxpayer-backed Covid loans continued donations to Tory party
Companies that received taxpayer-backed loans to help them survive the pandemic continued to donate tens of thousands of pounds to the Conservative party, the Guardian can disclose.While there is no evidence the low-interest loans were…
European shares tepid as miners fall on China COVID worries
The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, July 6, 2022. REUTERS/StaffRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterTAG Immobilien hits record low on capital hike…
Jim Cramer says buy FAANG stocks and Microsoft as Covid omicron fears hit markets
CNBC's Jim Cramer said Monday he believes investors should take advantage of the recent weakness in shares of FAANG stocks and fellow technology giant Microsoft.Wall Street's fears related to the Covid omicron variant are not exactly the…
UK Covid live: UKHSA chief tells MPs to expect ‘quite staggering’ figures on Omicron
Good morning. It is one of those ‘morning after the night before’ moments at Westminster, when the politico-media establishment is still trying to quantify exactly how significant or damaging last night’s votes were. Clearly they…
China’s factory, service sectors shake off 3 months of lockdown pain
A worker polishes a bicycle steel rim at a factory manufacturing sports equipment in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China September 2, 2019. China Daily via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterChina…
Live news: No further Covid restrictions for England before Christmas – Johnson
Solid sales for Nike in the US and Europe helped offset pandemic-related challenges in China and Asia-Pacific during the second quarter and underpinned a forecast-beating result for the sportswear maker.Nike on Monday said it continued…