When Victoria Vial High School in Miami closed last spring and her classes went online, it felt like the beginning of an adventure. “I was in my pajamas, sitting in my comfortable …
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Cathie Wood Extends Her Hot Streak With ARK Space Exploration ETF
Cathie Wood’s New ARK Space Exploration & Innovation ETF ARKX -1.04% It is already on its way to being one of the most successful fund launches in history despite criticism that it …
Read More »Do you have your Covid-19 vaccine? Now cancel your additional appointments
Pharmacies and health officials are asking Americans who received their Covid-19 vaccines to cancel the other vaccines they reserved. As vaccine eligibility expands and more places offer vaccines, many people sign up …
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* MSCI ex-Japan reverses initial gains, falls from 3-week high * China and Hong Kong stocks down, CSI300 down 1% * The dollar softens to two-week lows. * Crude oil prices rise …
Read More »Myanmar Security Forces Kill Seven Protesters, Chinese-Owned Factory Burns Down
(Reuters) – Myanmar troops fired on anti-coup protesters on Wednesday, killing at least seven people and wounding several, media said, when a Chinese-owned factory was set ablaze in the commercial capital of …
Read More »Left-wing party opposing big mining project wins Greenland elections
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A left-wing party opposing a major rare earth mining project has become the largest in parliament after garnering more than a third of the vote in an early election. …
Read More »China’s census could point to an imminent demographic decline
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s once-a-decade census is expected to show a further decline in the percentage of young people in its rapidly aging population, as high costs of living and aversion to …
Read More »GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks prepare for slow start after Wall Street retreats from all-time highs
April 7 (Reuters) – Asia stocks are set to open slowly on Wednesday after Wall Street rebounded from all-time highs reached in previous sessions as investors look to the upcoming earnings season …
Read More »Texas Governor Bans Mandatory COVID-19 ‘Vaccine Passports’
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is using his executive power to prohibit the state government and some private entities from requiring COVID-19 “vaccine passports” to access services ByThe Associated Press April 6, 2021, …
Read More »Taiwan says it will fight to the end if China attacks
By Ben Blanchard, Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan will fight to the end if China attacks, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, adding that the United States sees the danger of …
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