BERLIN — Germany adopted its second economic-stimulus package since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, bringing their total cost to €1.3 trillion ($ 1.5 trillion), by far the largest in Europe as a share of gross domestic product. The new bundle, agreed to on Wednesday after extensive talks between Chancellor …
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There has been a yawning gap for some time between growth and value stocks, and the coronavirus pandemic has only widened the disparity. James Solloway, chief market strategist at investment manager SEI Investments, expects that to change — soon. “There are periods where leadership changes in a drastic and dramatic …
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The world’s second largest ticket seller, Eventim EVD, +1.84%, is withholding millions of euros of ‘processing fees’ from fans seeking refunds for events canceled due to the coronavirus. The German-listed company sells tickets to concerts from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Iron Maiden. Based on several refunds, reviewed by …
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America is staring down a widespread COVID-19 testing shortage with no vaccine in sight. So what happens when coronavirus makes its unceremonious return? Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for more than three decades, said Wednesday, “We will have coronavirus in the fall. I …
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U.S. stock-index futures early Tuesday pointed to a second day of losses for the major benchmarks after a historic fall for oil, as investors braced for a fresh slate of earnings and weighed the impact of overnight developments. President Donald Trump said he planned to sign an executive order to …
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The number of U.S. cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 rose Friday to exceed the combined tolls of Spain, Italy and France, the next three countries with high case counts, while the number of deaths climbed to second place behind Italy. There are now 1.62 million confirmed cases of …
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The Hong Kong government has urged people not to abandon their pets and to stop kissing them after a second dog repeatedly tested positive for coronavirus. A German shepherd living in the Pok Fu Lam area on Hong Kong Island was sent for quarantine along with another mixed-breed dog from …
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Time to pick up where I left off after posting the video tour of the first floor of my house last week. I tried to get this second part of the video tour completed and posted earlier this week. I doubt I have to make any excuses on why that …
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