[ad_1] “We fought this virus, but we fought it with rubber bullets,” Kenya Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe said. “But what we have received here is tantamount, metaphorically speaking, to the acquisition of machine guns, bazookas and tanks to fight this war against Covid-19.” Kenya received just over one million doses on Tuesday as part of … Read more
[ad_1] The 10-year US Treasury yield edged down on Friday, but remained above the 1.5% level, ahead of data released later in the morning showing the number of jobs added in February. The benchmark 10-year T-bill yield fell to 1.545% at 3:30 a.m. ET. The yield on the 30-year Treasury bill slipped to 2.294%. Yields … Read more
[ad_1] Benzinga Nasdaq-100 Falls In Correction Territory As Losses Rise For Tesla, Zoom, Peloton Wall Street apparently decided to get ahead of the Fed by staging a “taper tantrum” before any actual collapse. There is no sign that the Fed is reversing its accommodative monetary policy in any way, but investors seem confident the day … Read more
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[ad_1] GUANGZHOU, China – China is arguably the world leader in the development of a national digital currency, a project it has been working on since 2014. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has spearheaded work on the digital yuan, a so-called central bank digital currency (CBDC) that aims to replace some of the cash … Read more
[ad_1] GUANGZHOU, China – China seeks to boost research on what it calls “frontier technology,” including quantum computing and semiconductors, as it competes with the United States for supremacy in the latest innovations. In its five-year development plan, the 14th of its kind, Beijing said it would make “the self-sufficiency and self-improvement of science and … Read more
[ad_1] Stock futures were lower in early Friday morning after a technology rout on Wall Street amid a surge in bond yields. Futures contracts on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 129 points. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures contracts also traded in negative territory. Previously, Dow futures had fallen 200 points. All eyes … Read more
[ad_1] After winter storm, 430K Austin Energy customers will get $ 10 credit on their billKXAN.com City Council votes to protect Austin Water customers from high bills after stormKEYE TV CBS Austin Austin City Council to Vote on Water and Energy Relief MeasuresKXAN As the water supply dwindled and demand increased during the winter storm, … Read more
[ad_1] NEW YORK, March 4 (Reuters) – Asian stocks slipped on Friday as rising U.S. Treasury yields once again rocked equity investors while pushing the dollar to a three-month high, pushing the dollar to a three-month high, pushing the dollar to a three-month high again. in turn pulled the Japanese yen to an eight-month low. … Read more
[ad_1] NEW YORK, March 4 (Reuters) – Asian stocks slipped on Friday as rising U.S. Treasury yields once again rocked equity investors while pushing the dollar to a three-month high, pushing the dollar to a three-month high, pushing the dollar to a three-month high again. in turn pulled the Japanese yen to an eight-month low. … Read more