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Strong economic data lifts Dow, S&P 500 to record closes

U.S. stocks rallied on Monday with the Dow and SP 500 closing at record levels, as a round of strong economic data buoyed investor optimism for the economic reopening and a muted climb in the 10-year

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Belgium riots continue, Russia passes 100,000 dead: COVID-19 bulletin

TOP HEADLINES• Riot police in Brussels were forced to disperse crowds from a city park for a second evening in a row on Friday. The police used water cannon to break up the smaller crowd, 24 hours af

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What to make of Deliveroo’s rough IPO debut

Deliveroops.After a lackluster IPO pricing run, shares of Deliveroo are lower today, marking a disappointing debut for the hot delivery company.A good question to ask at this juncture is why Deliveroo

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Brazilian debt jitters

Roberto Campos Neto, Brazil's Central Bank president, attends a ceremony at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, February 24, 2021. /Getty Editor's note: Andrés Velasco, a former president

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Large block trades tied to Archegos raise worries on volatile trading

Pedestrians walk by the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street in New York City, January 4, 2021. /CFP A number of large block trades on Friday which investors said caused big drops in the sto

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Does the U.S. see Australia as the Quad 'battlefield' against China?

03:25 American military planners view Australia as a "potential battlefield" as they draw out a "China containment" strategy for the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad, a China-b

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U.S. COVID-19 response could have avoided 400,000 deaths: research

A critical care respiratory therapist works with a COVID-19 patient in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, Florida, U.S., February 11, 2021. /Reuters The

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Can technology help, as well as hinder, sleep during pandemic?

How's your sleep these days? If you're not getting as much sleep as you want, you're not alone. Several studies suggest that a year into the pandemic many of us are finding it tougher to nod off.That

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Li Daokui: China-U.S. talk 'very good' despite intense opening

01:45 The China-U.S. high-level talk in Alaska was a "very good meeting" overall, despite the very confrontational opening remarks, said Li Daokui, one of the best-known Chinese econom

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Lebanese are gripped by worry as economic meltdown speeds up

Shops closing, companies going bankrupt and pharmacies with shelves emptying — in Lebanon these days, fistfights erupt in supermarkets as shoppers scramble to get to su

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Betting on China’s driverless future, Toyota, Bosch, Daimler jump on board Momenta’s $500M round

Across the street from Suzhou North, a high-speed railway station in a historic city near Shanghai, a futuristic M-shaped building easily catches the eye of anyone passing by. It houses the headquarte

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NFT marketplace OpenSea raises $23 million from a16z

OpenSea has been one of a handful of NFT marketplaces to explode in popularity in recent weeks as collectors wade into the trading of non-fungible tokens on the blockchain. While new startups have bee

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Rise in anti-Asian violence puts added strain on business owners

01:57 A Korean American restaurant in Alaska has been hit hard by COVID-19 outbreak, now the owner is facing an additional obstacle: racism.Kim, the owner worries about her employees c

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France's third wave, Lithuania halts Astra jab: COVID-19 bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- France has entered a third wave of the pandemic following a surge in new infections , according to Prime Minister Jean Castex, who added that the varian

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China wants to dismantle Alibaba’s media empire: reports

Over the years, Jack Ma has accumulated a media portfolio in China that rivals that of Jeff Bezos in the United States. But now the future of Ma’s media empire is in the crosshairs of the Chines

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Analysis: Will massive U.S. stimulus trigger inflation in China?

02:13 With the latest $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill signed into law, the U.S. government spending has topped $5 trillion since the health crisis began last year. That was a quarte

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Misinformation wars on WhatsApp sees faith groups take on fake news

Groups such as the Muslim Council of Britain are copying tactics used by those spreading misinformation to get the truth out.