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Dow, S&P 500 Ride Tech Glory to Records as Markets Eye Stimulus Injection By Investing.com

By Yasin Ebrahim Investing.com – The S&P and Dow hit record highs on Thursday, powered by a rally in tech stocks and another round of stimulus that investors anticipate will find its way to stocks, keeping the liquidity-driven rally alive.   The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.58%, or 188 points, to a closing record of 32,485.59, the S&P 500 rose 1.44% to close...

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Twitter aims to make live audio feature ‘Spaces’ available globally by April By Reuters

(Reuters) - Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) is aiming to make its live audio feature available to all its users by April, a spokeswoman for the micro-blogging site said on Thursday. Twitter's Spaces competes with Clubhouse, which is an invite-only audio-based social network startup that shot to fame after appearances from tech celebrities Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. In late February,...

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Asian stocks set for gains as bond yields dip By Reuters

By Matt Scuffham NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks were set for a strong start on Friday, following firm overnight leads from Wall Street and Europe as a further retreat in bond yields eased concerns about rampant inflation, restoring appetite for battered tech stocks. Euro zone bond yields fell after the European Central Bank said it was ready to accelerate money-printing to...

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Only half of money promised to struggling English arts sector paid so far – watchdog By Reuters

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - England's arts and cultural sector has so far received less than half of the one billion pounds ($1.4 billion) promised by the British government to help it cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, parliament's spending watchdog said on Friday. Museums, galleries, cinemas, nightclubs, theatres and other arts venues were all forced to close last March because of...

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Motor insurance claims fall 19% in 2020 as drivers stay off road By Reuters

(Reuters) - Motor insurance claims in Britain fell 19% in 2020 and rates stayed at a four-year low, as people undertook fewer journeys due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Association of British Insurers said on Friday. British motor insurers have benefited from the restriction of movement implemented to contain the spread of the coronavirus, with Admiral Group (LON:ADML) and Direct...

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