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Stocks Close Higher After President Trump Refrains from Sanctioning Chinese Officials
by cmdtyNewswires - Fri May 29, 4:11PM CDT
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) on Friday closed up +0.48%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) closed down -0.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) closed up +1.47%.
U.S. stock indexes on Friday opened lower but recovered most of their losses and settled higher. Stocks on Friday opened lower on high U.S./China tensions along with weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data. However, stocks came roaring back Friday afternoon when President Trump announced retaliation against China for its actions on the coronavirus pandemic and Hong Kong by saying the U.S. will withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) and will eliminate policies that give Hong Kong preferential treatment, although he did not institute sanctions on Chinese officials as had been anticipated.
U.S. stocks indexes were weighed down early Friday on weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data. U.S. Apr personal spending fell by a record -13.6% m/m (data from 1959), weaker than expectations of -12.8% m/m. Also,... Read more
India's cautious states open up even as virus cases rise
NEW DELHI (AP) — More states opened up and crowds of commuters trickled onto the roads in many of India's cities on Monday as a three-phase plan to lift the nationwide coronavirus lockdown started despite an upward trend in new infections.
AP - 17 minutes ago
Finland in pain as border closure blocks Russian tourists
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — Finns in the Nordic nation's eastern border region say they haven't seen anything like this since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union.
Jari Tanner - AP - 31 minutes ago
Asia Today: Philippines sees traffic jams as lockdown eases
BANGKOK (AP) — Traffic jams and crowds of commuters returned to the Philippine capital on Monday, as the metropolis relaxed antivirus measures in a high-stakes gamble to slowly reopen the economy while fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
AP - 33 minutes ago
States, cities plead for virus aid as Congress faces crises
WASHINGTON (AP) — One small-town Oklahoma mayor testified before Congress she’s worried the city's 18-bed hospital can't handle a second wave. Many counties are slashing sizable chunks of their government work force. States are staring down red ink as the fiscal year comes to a close.
Lisa Mascaro - AP - 1 hour ago
The Latest: India climbs to 7th biggest outbreak in world
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Associated Press - Mon Jun 1, 1:11AM CDT Asian stocks rebound after Trump avoids reigniting trade war
BEIJING (AP) — Hong Kong's stock market surged more than 3% and other Asian markets rebounded Monday after President Donald Trump avoided reigniting a trade war with China amid tension over Hong Kong and the coronavirus pandemic.
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