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The economy hinges on how fast countries act on COVID-19

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., February 28, 2020. /VCG Editor's note: CGTN's First Voice provides instant commentary on breaking stories. Th

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U.S. Fed under pressure to cut rates amid COVID-19 concerns

The U.S. Federal Reserve is under pressure to lower interest rates in the next few months as the COVID-19 outbreak roiled global markets and posed downside risk to the U.S. economy, analysts said. "

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SpaceX wins the $117 million launch contract to explore Psyche’s heavy metal asteroid

SpaceX has won the launch contract for NASA’s 2022 mission to explore the mineral-rich asteroid known as Psyche, the space agency announced today, including launch services and other mission-re

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U.S. equities tumble into correction territory as market sell-off continues

U.S. equities plunged on Thursday with all three major indexes tumbling into correction territory amid rising risk-averse sentiment. So far for the week, the blue-chip Dow erased more than 3,200 poi

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U.S., European stocks plunge, extending rout amid virus fears

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., February 27, 2020. /VCG European and U.S. stock markets slumped painfully again Thursday as new coronavirus i

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Global stocks extend steep fall on coronavirus fears, what for?

Editor's note:Jimmy Zhu is the chief strategist at Singapore-based Fullerton Research. The article reflects the author's opinion, and not necessarily the views of CGTN. Wall Street stocks finishe

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U.S., India ink defense deals, but trade deal remains elusive

India and the United States on Tuesday signed defense deals worth over 3 billion U.S. dollars, ensuring the sale of 24 "MH-60 Romeo" and six "AH-64E Apache" helicopters

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Africa isn't ready for currency unions

Editor's note: Célestin Monga, former vice president and chief economist of the African Development Bank Group and former managing director at the UN Industrial Development Organization, is senior

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Africa isn't ready for currency unions

Editor's note: Célestin Monga, former vice president and chief economist of the African Development Bank Group and former managing director at the UN Industrial Development Organization, is senior

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U.S. stocks plunge amid risk-averse sentiment

NEW YORK, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks closed sharply lower on Tuesday, continuing a broad market sell-off amid rising risk-averse sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 879.44 points, o

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U.S. equities post two-day losing streak amid risk-averse sentiment

An electronic screen shows the trading data at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, on Feb. 24, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)For the first two sessions of the week, the Dow lost 1,91

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Roundup: U.S. equities plunge amid risk-averse sentiment

U.S. equities saw steep market sell-off on Monday, with all three major indexes plunging more than 3 percent amid investors' rising risk aversion. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1,031.61 poin

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Chattermill raises $8M Series A to enable companies to gain customer feedback insights ‘at scale’

Chattermill, the London startup that offers what it calls a “customer understanding” platform that uses machine learning to gain scalable insights into customer feedback, has raised $8 mil

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Debate night brawl: Bloomberg, Sanders attacked by rivals

From the opening bell, Democrats savaged New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg and raised pointed questions about Bernie Sanders’ take-no-prisoners politics during a cont

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PBOC's moderate cuts reveal policy focus on liquidity management

A woman walks by the People's Bank of China in Beijing, China on March 11, 2019./ VCG Editor's Note: Jimmy Zhu is chief strategist at Fullerton Research. The article reflects the author's opin

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Turkey's president warns of "imminent" Turkish operation in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday vowed to launch an operation into the Idlib province of Syria if the Syrian government does not retreat by the end

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Iran's Rouhani says Tehran will never talk to U.S. under pressure

Iran will never hold talks with its longtime foe, the United States, under pressure, President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised news conference on Sunday, adding that Tehran's help was essential to