News Archive for Jun 3, 2020

    Global Stocks Rise
    U.S. Markets

    International stock indexes rose, on optimism that economic activity will improve as countries emerge from lockdowns and that additional government spending will shore up recoveries.

    China Revives London Stock-Listing Program
    Markets

    Beijing has approved a Chinese insurer’s plans to sell securities in London, signaling that a tie-up between the U.K. and Shanghai stock markets is no longer on hold.

    GOP Rep. Steve King Loses His Iowa Primary
    Election 2020

    Iowa GOP Rep. Steve King, who has spoken positively about white supremacy, lost his bid for a 10th term after Republicans abandoned his campaign and endorsed a primary challenger.

    Trump-Biden Fight Takes Off in Six Battleground States
    Election 2020

    Joe Biden, who is poised to earn enough delegates to formally clinch the Democratic presidential nomination this month, will enter the general election campaign on offense in a group of states President Trump won in 2016.

    George Floyd’s Death in U.S. Sparks Outcry Abroad
    World

    U.S. allies expressed solidarity with Americans protesting the death of George Floyd in police custody, while rivals seized on violent clashes to criticize official U.S. responses to the unrest and question Washington’s global leadership.

    A Relative Calm as U.S. Cities Undergo Curfews
    U.S.

    As darkness fell and curfews hit across the eastern U.S. Tuesday evening, cities were reporting a day mostly of calm, through it was hard to know if the mood would hold or give way to violence as in recent nights.