Americans are split on how the U.S. is handling the coronavirus outbreak compared with other countries, a HuffPost/YouGov poll conducted last week finds. Thirty-one percent say the U.S. is doing
Continue reading »Trump’s Easter Restart Undone by His Experts’ Dire Virus Models
As President Donald Trump’s coronavirus response team gathered at the White House Sunday to discuss re-opening the U.S. for business by Easter, his top health experts painted a troubling picture
Continue reading »Trump Credits Himself For Cuomo’s Approval Ratings: ‘We’ve Helped Make Him Successful’
President Donald Trump took credit for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s high poll numbers on Monday, saying “one of the reasons why he’s successful is we’ve helped make him successful.”
Continue reading »National minimum wage increase: When does the minimum wage go up in 2020?
Earlier this month Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced the National Minimum Wage is going to increase. The change will come in with the new financial year – but
Continue reading »Treasuries See Further Upside As Trump Extends Social Distancing Guidelines
Treasuries showed a notable advance during trading on Monday, extending the upward move seen over the two previous sessions. Bond prices gave back some ground after an early move to
Continue reading »Gold Futures Settle Lower As Equities, Dollar Firm Up
Gold futures drifted lower on Monday, extending losses to a second straight session, as rising equities and a stronger dollar weighed on the commodity. Despite rising worries about the economic
Continue reading »Oil Futures Decline Sharply, Settle At 18-year Low
Crude oil prices plunged sharply on Monday, pushing the front month contracts to their lowest close in more than 18 years. Rising concerns about the outlook for energy demand due
Continue reading »Iowa, Ohio Sued Over Abortion Bans During Coronavirus Crisis
State officials in Iowa and Ohio were hit with lawsuits on Monday over their decisions to ban abortion during the coronavirus outbreak. Both states recently deemed abortion a nonessential surgical
Continue reading »New investors flock to market amid fall
With stocks falling like ninepins, brokerages see surge in new clients looking to strike gold The equity markets may well be witnessing their sharpest and quickest falls, but that is
Continue reading »Houseparty users claim app 'has been HACKED' – but creators deny breach
RUMOURS that popular video-calling app Houseparty has been "hacked" are spreading like wildfire online – but its creators deny a breach. The chat app has quickly become a viral hit
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