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A currency trader watches computer monitors near screens showing the Korean Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (KOSDAQ) and the foreign exchange rate at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 24, 2020. Worsening China-U.S. friction, worries over aid to Americans and U.S. businesses and a stumble on Wall Street combined to push shares in Asia lower on Friday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
July 24, 2020 - 4:42 pm

Wall Street down after worldwide slide; gold at record high

Stocks fell on Wall Street Friday as tensions flared again between the world’s two largest economies, jitters continued over the fallout from the coronavirus and companies turned in a mixed batch of earnings. The S&P 500 lost 0.6%. Markets fell more sharply across Asia and Europe after China...
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A man walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Wednesday as investors were encouraged by news that an experimental COVID-19 vaccine under development by Moderna and the U.S. National Institutes of Health revved up people’s immune systems just as desired. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
July 15, 2020 - 4:36 pm

Stocks rise on vaccine hopes; S&P 500 back within 5% of high

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is rising on Wednesday with hopes for a COVID-19 vaccine. Investors see a vaccine as the best way for the economy and human life to get back to normal, and researchers said late Tuesday that one developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna revved up people’...
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A man wearing a face mask walks past a bank electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday after the Nasdaq hit a record high. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
June 09, 2020 - 11:57 am

Wall Street hits the brakes after strong, weekslong rally

Wall Street hit the brakes Tuesday, a day after its remarkable, weekslong rally brought the S&P 500 back to positive for the year and the Nasdaq to a record high. The S&P 500 was down 0.9% in midday trading, after earlier being down as much as 1.2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down...
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June 02, 2020 - 6:02 am

Iran scientist acquitted in US trade secrets case deported

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian scientist imprisoned in the U.S. and acquitted in a federal trade secrets case is on his way back to Iran after being deported, the country's foreign minister said Tuesday. Sirous Asgari was in the air on a flight back to Iran, Mohammad Javad Zarif said in an...
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A currency trader talks near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), right, and the foreign exchange rates at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Major Asian stock markets have declined as US-Chinese tension over Hong Kong competes with optimism about recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
May 27, 2020 - 3:44 pm

Wall Street is mixed as leaderboard flips upside down

Stock indexes are broadly higher in afternoon trading on Wall Street Wednesday, as hopes for a coming economic revival turn the market's leaderboard upside down. Banks and retailers were posting strong gains on hopes that life can inch back toward normal as governments relax stay-at-home orders,...
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Brian Miller who is nominated to be Department of the Treasury Special Inspector General for Pandemic, testifies before a hearing of Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2020. (Alex Wong/Pool via AP)
May 05, 2020 - 6:20 pm

Trump pick to oversee virus spending pledges impartiality

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s choice to oversee a significant chunk of the $2 trillion economic rescue law pledged Tuesday to conduct audits and investigations "with fairness and impartiality.'' Brian Miller, a lawyer in the White House counsel’s office, told the Senate Banking...
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McCormick Cafe manager Charli Perry, left, looks over an order with server Jane Goodridge as the restaurant reopened Monday, May 4, 2020 in Billings, Mont. The state is slowly opening up its economy as some other states extend shutdowns prompted by the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)
May 05, 2020 - 11:16 am

US service sector shrinks for first time since recession

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. service sector shrank for the first time in a decade last month as the pandemic forced shutdowns and layoffs nationwide. The Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday that its service-sector index fell to 41.8 in April, compared with a March reading of 52.5. Any...
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A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 29, 2020. Asian stock markets gained Wednesday after France and Spain joined governments that plan to ease anti-virus controls and allow businesses to reopen. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
April 29, 2020 - 2:29 pm

Stocks charge higher on hopes for progress in fighting virus

Stocks charged higher around the world Wednesday following an encouraging report on a possible treatment for COVID-19. The optimism helped the S&P 500 vault 2.8% higher in afternoon trading, and it extended a rally that’s brought the U.S. stock market to the brink of its best month in 45 years...
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April 09, 2020 - 11:56 pm

AP source: Bulls tab Nuggets' Karnisovas to lead operations

CHICAGO (AP) — The struggling Chicago Bulls hired Denver Nuggets general manager Arturas Karnisovas to run their basketball operation, a person familiar with the situation said on Thursday night. The person, who confirmed reports by several outlets, spoke on the condition of anonymity because the...
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In this photo taken from video provided by the New York Stock Exchange, Kevin McSpedon, Assistant Chief Electrician, rings the opening bell at the NYSE, recognizing Sandi Vandiver, associate at a Walmart Supercenter in Bentonville, Arkansas, Wednesday, April 8, 2020. (New York Stock Exchange via AP)
April 08, 2020 - 5:09 pm

Wall Street jumps 3.4%, actually holds on this time

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks shot to a 3.4% gain on Wall Street Wednesday as investors chose to focus on the optimistic side of data about the coronavirus outbreak’s trajectory. It’s the latest about-face in this brutally volatile stretch for the U.S. stock market, which has flip-flopped from gains to...
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