Markets push higher as traders shake off second wave fears

Markets in Europe lifted higher after a positive afternoon session as trading sentiment strengthened in the face of stark warnings over a potential second wave. The FTSE 100 increased later in the session, despite the US reporting its largest one-day increase in coronavirus infections since late April and the World Health …

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Business News Digest

Here are AP Business News’ latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org. TOP STORIES: VIRUS OUTBREAK-UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS — The number of laid-off workers who applied for unemployment benefits declined slightly to 1.48 million last …

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Breakingviews – Corona Capital: Chuck E. Cheese, Pret A Manger

DALLAS/LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) – Corona Capital is a daily column updated throughout the day by Breakingviews columnists around the world with short, sharp pandemic-related insights. A Chuck E. Cheese restaurant is pictured in Oceanside, California, U.S., January 18, 2017. LATEST – CEC Entertainment – Pret A Manger MAY I BE …

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Slipping world shares…Qantas cuts…CA emissions vote

BANGKOK (AP) — World shares slipped today as investors focused on surging new coronavirus cases in the U.S. that are dimming hopes for a relatively quick economic turnaround from the pandemic downturn. In early trading, Germany’s DAX lost 0.9%, while the CAC 40 in Paris tumbled 1.5% and London’s FTSE …

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Major coronavirus developments on 25 June

Here’s what you need to know on 25 June. This article was updated at 5pm. Deaths: The number of people who have died across the UK after contracting coronavirus has risen by 149 in 24 hours. The UK death toll is now 43,230. Read more here. Crime: A convicted paedophile found guilty …

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