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By the close of play, pharmaceutical, land transportation, and electric power and gas-related issues comprised those that declined the most, and issues that fell outpaced those that rose by 1,281 to 805 on the First Section, while 84 ended the day unchanged. … [Read more...] about Tokyo stocks close lower as yen’s rise prompts profit-taking, China’s recovery adds support

About 56 percent were Hispanic, 19 percent were black, 13 percent were white and 12 percent were Asian, “suggesting Hispanic and Asian workers might be disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 in this workplace setting,” the authors of the report wrote. … [Read more...] about Nearly 90 percent of COVID-19 cases at meat plants hit minority workers: CDC

“The president was making a factual point that most people will recover from coronavirus who get it. That this very small fraction of people fall victim to coronavirus in a fatal way,” McEnany said, noting that the mortality rate in the U.S. is lower than that in other countries. … [Read more...] about White House chief of staff defends Trump’s 99 percent COVID-19 comments

Shortly after the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 182.56 points, or 0.69 percent, to 26,104.47. The S&P 500 was down 16.28 points, or 0.51 percent, to 3,163.44. The Nasdaq Composite Index decreased 22.07 points, or 0.21 percent, to 10,411.58. … [Read more...] about U.S. stocks open lower as travel-related shares slide

Hanoi (VNA) – The June consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.66 percent month-on-month and 3.17 percent year-on-year but was down 0.59 percent against December 2019, the General Statistics Office reported on June 29. The average CPI in the first half grew 4.19 percent, while core inflation (CPI excluding grains, fresh foodstuffs, energy, and State-managed healthcare and education) was 2.81 percent higher than in the same period of last year, data reveals. Seven of the eleven groups of main consumer goods and services recorded month-on-month price hikes in June - transport (6.05 percent), food and restaurant services (0.44 percent), beverage and cigarettes (0.09 percent), household appliances and goods (0.07 percent), medicine and healthcare services (0.01 percent), education (0.01 percent), and other goods and services (0.19 percent). Three groups saw falling prices - housing and construction materials (0.42 percent), postal and telecoms services (0.04 percent), and culture, … [Read more...] about CPI up 0.66 percent in June

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HOSE: HDB) plans to pay a dividend of 65 percent for 2019, 50 percent in stocks and 15 percent in bonus shares. The lender announced this at its annual general meeting in HCM City on June 13. The charter capital of HDBank, as it is known, will increase from the current 9.8 trillion VND to nearly 16 trillion VND after the dividend payment. The bank aims to increase its charter capital to meet the State Bank of Vietnam’s requirements to improve its financial capacity to develop its client network, expand market share and business scale, diversify banking services, and improve risk management capability. The bank also aims to supplement its medium- and long-term capital, enhance its infrastructure, and build a headquarter with a modern information technology system. This year HDBank expects its total assets to increase by 33 percent to 305 trillion VND, deposits to 275 trillion VND, up 35 … [Read more...] about HDBank to pay dividend at a rate of 65 percent