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5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday

Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures are little changed on final trading day of the week A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, April 4, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stock […]

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Uninsured face surprise medical bills for Covid testing, hospital treatment after U.S. Congress fails to fund pandemic aid program
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Uninsured face surprise medical bills for Covid testing, hospital treatment after U.S. Congress fails to fund pandemic aid program

Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss reopening schools during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., September 30, 2021. Shawn Thew | Pool | Reuters People who don’t have health insurance are now being charged $100 or […]

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Biden administration to extend transportation mask mandate for 15 more days
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Biden administration to extend transportation mask mandate for 15 more days

Travelers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening checkpoint at Orlando International Airport on the Friday before Memorial Day. As more and more people have received the COVID-19 vaccine, American Automobile Association (AAA) is predicting more than 37 million Americans will travel more than 50 miles this Memorial Day weekend, many for […]

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WHO says Covid still a global public health emergency even as deaths fall to lowest level in two years
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WHO says Covid still a global public health emergency even as deaths fall to lowest level in two years

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks during a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. Denis Balibouse | Reuters The World Health Organization on Wednesday said Covid-19 remains a global public health emergency despite the fact that deaths from the virus have fallen to their lowest level since the […]

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Covid outbreaks in New York and D.C. infect senior officials as omicron BA.2 variant sweeps the U.S.
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Covid outbreaks in New York and D.C. infect senior officials as omicron BA.2 variant sweeps the U.S.

A man is given a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at pop-up testing site in New York, April 11, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Covid infections are rising again in the U.S. with outbreaks in New York City and Washington, D.C. resulting in senior government officials coming down with the virus as the more contagious omicron […]

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5 things to know before the stock market opens Wednesday
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Wednesday

Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures flat after Tuesday’s intraday reversal Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 25, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images U.S. stock futures were essentially […]

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UK PM Johnson and Finance Minister Sunak fined for Covid lockdown breaches
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UK PM Johnson and Finance Minister Sunak fined for Covid lockdown breaches

Johnson is set to be fined by police for breaching Covid-19 lockdown regulations. Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Finance Minister Rishi Sunak are set to be fined by police for breaching Covid-19 lockdown laws, the government said Tuesday. Johnson and Sunak “have today […]

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5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday

Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures jump as investors process key inflation report Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, March 29, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures jumped Tuesday morning as […]

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New omicron XE Covid variant first detected in the UK spreads to Japan as cases rise
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New omicron XE Covid variant first detected in the UK spreads to Japan as cases rise

As of April 5 2022, 1,125 cases of XE — a new scombinant subvariant — have been identified in the U.K., up from 637 on March 25. Dominic Lipinski | Pa Images | Getty Images Japan has reported its first case of omicron XE — a new Covid-19 strain first detected in the U.K. — […]

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U.S. State Department orders all non-emergency government staff in Shanghai to leave as Covid surges
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U.S. State Department orders all non-emergency government staff in Shanghai to leave as Covid surges

Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund, before U.S. trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters The U.S. State Department has ordered all non-emergency government staff and their family members in Shanghai to leave as Covid surges and told U.S. citizens to reconsider […]

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