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Stocks edge lower at open

Stocks News : The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) opened Monday trading session lower at 1,568 points from its last session closure of 1,576 points. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the index ranged between 1,568 and 1,575 points with a trading value of JD438,000.

Dow futures jump more than 400 points as Wall Street tries to build on winning week

Stocks News U.S. stock futures traded higher early Monday morning as Wall Street tried to build on the momentum from last week’s solid performance. At around 3:55 a.m. ET, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 417 points, implying a positive open of around 472 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures also traded in positive …

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France-Turkey spat over Libya arms exposes NATO’s limits

STOCKS NEWS – The festering dispute between France and Turkey over a naval standoff in the Mediterranean Sea has shone a glaring searchlight on NATO’s struggle to keep order among its ranks and exposed weaknesses in a military alliance that can only take action by consensus. The dispute has also revealed NATO’s limits when its …

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Israel, Palestinians face new restrictions amid virus surge

STOCK NEWS  — Israel ordered thousands of people into quarantine after a contentious phone surveillance program resumed as Palestinians in the West Bank returned to life under lockdown after both areas saw surges in coronavirus cases. A statement Sunday from Israel’s Health Ministry said “many” messages had been sent to Israelis following the renewed involvement …

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Stocks edge lower at open

STOCKS NEWS – The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) opened Sunday trading session lower at 1,579 points from its last session closure of 1,589 points. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the index ranged between 1,577 and 1,590 points with a trading value of JD1.1 million.

Twitter drops ‘master’, ‘slave’ and ‘blacklist’

STOCKS NEWS – Social media platform Twitter is dropping the terms “master”, “slave” and “blacklist” in favour of more inclusive language. The terms are frequently used in programming codes which originated decades ago. US bank JPMorgan has also announced a similar move as more companies address racism following the killing of George Floyd by police …

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European travel stocks are still nowhere near their pre-coronavirus levels

Stocks News : European travel and leisure stocks have rebounded in recent weeks but still have a long way to go before returning to pre-crisis levels. The Stoxx 600 travel and leisure sector, which covers 16 companies, sank 42% in the first quarter of 2020. This was on the back of lockdown measures across Europe and …

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India considers barring Huawei & other Chinese companies from country’s 5G rollout

Stocks News : The Indian government is reportedly considering excluding Chinese firms, including tech giant Huawei, from participating in the rollout of next-generation 5G networks, amid rising tensions between the two neighboring nations. Ministers discussed the country’s 5G rollout plans on Monday, the same day New Delhi announced its decision to block 59 Chinese-owned “malicious” mobile apps …

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