Global stocks gained ground as hopes for an economic recovery in the US and a potential coronavirus vaccine offset concerns over a surge of infections in several American states. Tokyo’s benchmark Topix rose 0.5 per cent on Thursday while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 1.1 per cent and South Korea’s Kospi climbed 0.8 per cent. China’s […]
Then the novel coronavirus pandemic tore through the global economy.China shut down factories in January and February to prevent a larger outbreak and contain the virus, but at the same time it severely damaged employment and production domestically.Facing reporters...
With a top speed of 190 miles an hour, the Bentley Bentayga is billed as the world’s fastest SUV. It also accounts for nearly half of Bentley’s roughly 11,000 global unit sales annually making it the fastest-selling model in the company’s history....
European stocks have outperformed those of Wall Street over the past month, driven by what investors see as progress in tamping down the Covid-19 outbreak and a strong response from policymakers.The US blue-chip S&P 500 index ended June just 1.8 per cent higher...
Simon & Schuster, the book’s publisher, said Wednesday that it has sold more than 780,000 copies so far.The total included print copies, ebooks, audiobooks plus “orders from consumers that are as yet unfulfilled due to extraordinary demand,” the...
But even as a steady drumbeat of household names like The North Face (VFC), Pfizer (PFE) and Levi Strauss (LEVI) have joined the pressure campaign over the social network’s handling of hate speech and misinformation, the vast majority of Facebook (FB)’s...
