A screen displays a news report showing an explosion at the inter-Korean liaison office in the North Korean border city of Kaesong, at Seoul Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tensions between the two Koreas may continue to rise […]
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Putin has a ‘disinfection tunnel’ to protect him from the coronavirus
A demonstration of the disinfection tunnel at President Putin’s residence RIA Novosti Russian President Vladimir Putin now has a “disinfection tunnel” installed at his country residence to protect him from contracting the coronavirus, Russian news agency Ria Novosti reported Tuesday. The special tunnel has been installed at the president’s residence […]
North Korea releases images of it blowing up its liaison office with South
North Korean state media released images Tuesday of what it said was the destruction of the joint liaison office with South Korea. Seoul’s Unification Ministry confirmed that the building in the North Korean border town of Kaesong was demolished “by bombing” on Tuesday afternoon local time, NBC News reported. A view of […]
Stock futures point to little changed open following rally in the previous session
U.S. stock futures were mixed in early morning trade on Wednesday, following a big rally in the previous session fueled by growing belief that the worst may be over for the world’s largest economy. Dow futures dipped 67 points, implying a slip of about 25 points at the open on […]
Major oil executives ‘optimistic’ amid anxiety over coronavirus ‘second wave’
Oil pumps at sunset, industrial oil pumps equipment. Pramote Polyamate Sixteen of the world’s leading energy executives met virtually at an unprecedented meeting Tuesday night to talk about how big oil will navigate its biggest crisis in recent history while confronting the coronavirus pandemic. “Each one of us has had to […]
Morgan Stanley says a second wave of coronavirus won’t derail Asia’s economic recovery
A boy waves a national flag as his dad holds him and uses a smartphone with a selfie stick to take a photo, both wearing protective masks, in front of the portrait of late communist leader Mao Zedong (R, back) at Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on January 23, 2020. Nicolas […]
Dow futures down more than 100 points following rally in the previous session
U.S. stock futures were lower in overnight trading, following a big rally in the previous session fueled by growing belief that the worst may be over for the world’s largest economy. Dow futures fell 158 points, implying a slip of nearly 116 points at the open on Wednesday. Meanwhile, S&P […]
16 major oil executives met as the industry frets over a coronavirus ‘second wave’
Oil pumps at sunset, industrial oil pumps equipment. Pramote Polyamate Sixteen of the world’s leading energy executives met virtually at an unprecedented meeting Tuesday night to talk about how big oil will navigate its biggest crisis in recent history while confronting the coronavirus pandemic. “Each one of us has had to […]
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will allow users to turn off political ads
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the opening keynote introducing new Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram privacy features at the Facebook F8 Conference at McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California on April 30, 2019. Amy Osborne | AFP | Getty Images Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced the social […]
Cramer channels Wall Street legend Martin Zweig: ‘Don’t fight the tape, don’t fight the Fed’
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday channeled the words of Wall Street legend Martin Zweig to make sense of the current market conditions. “I can practically hear his stentorian but low voice saying, ‘don’t fight the tape, don’t fight the Fed,’” the “Mad Money” host said. Zweig, who died in 2013, […]