S&P 500 briefly touches highest level ever as stocks drift
Stocks are drifting in early trading on Wall Street Tuesday, and the S&P 500 is once again bouncing against its record closing level, which has been acting as its ceiling … Read More
Month: August 2020
UK, EU resume talks on future ties, as new deadline looms
Negotiators are resuming talks on a post-Brexit trade agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom By The Associated Press August 18, 2020, 2:29 PM 2 min read BRUSSELS … Read More
The former first lady’s address represented one of the most effective moral arguments against Trump’s presidency from a prominent Democrat
Reprising her role as “the closer” — this time for former Vice President Joe Biden on the convention’s opening night — Obama spoke as the wife of a former President … Read More
Asian Brits are up to FIVE times more likely to catch coronavirus than white people
Asian Brits are up to FIVE times more likely to catch coronavirus than white people, official data reveals ONS revealed seven out of 1,510 Brits identifying as Asian swabbed positive … Read More
US home construction surges 22.6%, third monthly increase
Construction of new U.S. homes surged 22.6% last month as homebuilders continued to bounceback from the coronavirus pandemic By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer August 18, 2020, 1:09 PM 2 … Read More
De Blasio says he’ll move homeless back into shelters after complaints over hotels
Bungling de Blasio U-turns AGAIN: NYC Mayor says he will move 13,000 homeless OUT of Manhattan hotels and back into shelters after buckling under weight of furious New Yorkers’ complaints … Read More
Coronavirus deaths fall to ANOTHER low: Flu and pneumonia is now killing six times more people
Coronavirus deaths fall to ANOTHER low: Six times as many people are now dying from flu and pneumonia than Covid-19 in England and Wales – as Britain records six more … Read More
Government AXE PHE and replace it with new institute run by former jockey Baroness Dido Harding
Matt Hancock AXES ‘obstructive’ Public Health England after a litany of coronavirus disasters from testing to death figures – and replaces it with body run by Tory Baroness Dido Harding … Read More
US goes online to resupply and sales at Walmart.com boom
Walmart delivered strong profits and sales that beat Wall Street expectations for its fiscal second quarter By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer August 18, 2020, 1:06 PM 3 min read … Read More
Depression rates have DOUBLED since coronavirus hit Britain
Depression rates have DOUBLED since coronavirus hit Britain: 20% of adults were depressed in June — up from 9.7% before the pandemic, official data shows The Office for National Statistics … Read More
