Greek civil servants hold 24-hour strike Civil servants in Greece have walked off the job in a 24-hour strike expected to disrupt public transport and services ByThe Associated Press November 26, 2020, 8:49 AM • 2 min read ATHENS, Greece — Civil servants in Greece have walked off the job in a 24-hour strike expected...
Asian shares mixed after Wall Street takes pause on optimism Asian shares are mostly higher after Wall Street took a pause from the optimism underlined in a record-setting climb earlier in the week By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer November 26, 2020, 5:52 AM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article...
AstraZeneca manufacturing error clouds vaccine study results AstraZeneca and Oxford University acknowledged a manufacturing error that is raising questions about preliminary results of their COVID-19 vaccine By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press November 25, 2020, 10:48 PM • 4 min read LONDON — AstraZeneca and Oxford University on Wednesday acknowledged a manufacturing error that is raising...
How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday U.S. stock indexes closed mostly lower Wednesday, giving up some of their recent gains, on a day of mostly quiet trading ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday By The Associated Press November 25, 2020, 10:05 PM • 2 min read U.S. stock indexes closed mostly lower Wednesday, giving up...
Hospitals can care for Medicare patients at home in pandemic Hospitals will be allowed to care for Medicare patients in their own homes during the pandemic under a new program to help hospitals deal with the latest surge By LINDA A. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer November 25, 2020, 9:31 PM • 3 min read Hospitals...
Germany extends partial shutdown well into December German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the country’s 16 state governors have agreed to extend a partial shutdown well into December in an effort to further reduce the rate of coronavirus infections ahead of the Christmas period By FRANK JORDANS and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press November 25, 2020, 9:28...
HP, Nordstrom rise; Gap, JPMorgan Chase fall Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Wednesday: HP, Nordstrom rise; Gap, Citigroup fall ByThe Associated Press November 25, 2020, 9:26 PM • 1 min read NEW YORK — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Wednesday: Autodesk, up $12.27 to $271.24 The design software company raised its...
Trump administration denies permit for divisive Alaska mine ANCHORAGE, Alaka — The Trump administration on Wednesday effectively killed a contentious proposed mine in Alaska, a gold and copper prospect envisioned to be nearly as deep as the Grand Canyon and could fill an NFL stadium nearly 3,900 times with waste — all near the headwaters...
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels By The Associated Press November 25, 2020, 8:50 PM • 1 min read Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery rose 80 cents to $45.71 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil for January...
Victoria's Secret reshuffles executive ranks before holidays