Nearly one-third (30%) of people said they used their stimulus checks to pay bills, according to a new survey released this week, another sign that Americans are struggling to make ends meet, particularly with more than 38 million people filing for unemployment since mid-March. Those bills — including for cellphones, utilities, cable TV and rent […]
The U.S. Department of Justice is launching an investigation into the shooting death of an unarmed black man in Georgia as a hate crime, according to attorneys for the victim’s family. Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was shot and killed by two white men while jogging in his neighborhood on February 23. Three arrests were made this […]
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE The March lows of the coronavirus crash could still be tested, writes Mark Hulbert. See full story. Ohio governor urges people to wear face masks: ‘This is not about politics’ “This is one time when we truly are all in this together. What we do directly impacts others,” says Gov. Mike DeWine. […]
A move above or below a 200-day moving average — a proxy for changes in an asset’s long-term trend — is always closely watched by traders, but the S&P 500’s long courtship with that key level, as it bounces back from its bear-market plunge, is becoming something of a fixation on Wall Street. But even […]
The Dutch agriculture ministry said on Monday that a second worker has likely been infected with coronavirus on a mink farm, but stressed that the risk of further contagion remains very low. In a letter to parliament, Carola Schouten, minister of agriculture, nature and food quality, said a second case has become known in which […]
Several schools closed down in Seoul, South Korea, after a kindergarten student contracted the coronavirus from his art teacher. As news spread of the 6-year-old boy’s illness, fear quickly emerged among parents with young children, just two days ahead of the planned second-phase resumption of in person schooling, including in kindergartens, reported the South Korean […]
Putin’s meeting with the head of Russian Railways, Oleg Belozerov, was the first at the Kremlin since May 9, according to his official schedule (AFP Photo/Alexei Druzhinin) Moscow (AFP) – President Vladimir Putin made a rare recent appearance in the Kremlin on Monday as Russia prepares to ease lockdown restrictions imposed over the coronavirus pandemic. […]
The United States is pushing China to the brink of a “new Cold War,” China’s foreign minister said as officials in the world’s two largest economies continue trading barbs over each other’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. “This dangerous attempt to turn back the wheel of history will undo the fruits of decadeslong China-U.S. cooperation, […]
Asian markets were mixed in early trading Monday, as tensions between the U.S. and China rose. Japan’s Nikkei NIK, +1.48% gained 1.5% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index HSI, -0.99% fell 1%. The Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, -0.02% retreated slightly and the Shenzhen Composite 399106, -0.32% dipped 0.3%. South Korea’s Kospi 180721, +0.94% rose 0.7% while […]
Ohio’s governor on Sunday said wearing a face mask should be a public-health issue, not a partisan one. “ “This is not about politics. This is not about whether you’re liberal or conservative, left or right, Republican, Democrat.” ” — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine During an interview Sunday morning on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Gov. […]