LONDON (Reuters) - Britain recorded 1,322 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for COVID-19 on Wednesday, down from 1,449 a day earlier, with a further 19,202 cases of the disease, an increase from a day earlier. Official data showed that 10.02 million people have been given the first dose of...
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Four ministers from Japan and Britain voiced serious concern on Wednesday about the situation in the East and South China seas and opposed any unilateral attempts to change the status quo, in a apparent reference to China's maritime expansion. The joint statement was issued after an online meeting of Foreign...
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By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - Surrounded by lipstick and eye-shadow, Aisha Quashie brushes her cheek with foundation as she mirrors makeup artist Laura Hunt thousands of miles away in London. The 39-year-old, who finished treatment for lymphoma in March, is doing a private online makeup tutorial while shielding at her Mississauga, Ontario...
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AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) reported on Wednesday fourth quarter earnings that beat analysts' forecasts and revenue that topped expectations. AbbVie announced earnings per share of $2.92 on revenue of $13.86B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $2.85 on revenue of $13.69B. AbbVie shares are down 3% from the beginning of the year and are trading at $105.12 , down-from-52-week-high.They are...
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By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com -- U.S. stock markets opened mostly higher on Wednesday as strong earnings from Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Google owner Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) revived faith in the growth narrative around technology stocks, while the hotly-traded meme stocks of last week continued to bubble in the background. By 9:40 AM ET (1440 GMT), the Nasdaq Composite was up 55 points, or 0.4%, while...
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By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British royal drama "The Crown," small-town comedy "Schitt's Creek" and crime thriller "Ozark" led the pack of Golden Globe television nominees on Wednesday as voters showcased hits that entertained streaming audiences during a global pandemic. Newcomers "Ted Lasso," "The Flight Attendant" and "Emily in Paris" also were nominated for television honors by the Hollywood Foreign...
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LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday it was not practical to completely close Britain's borders as a defence against new strains of the coronavirus. "It is not practical (to) completely close off this country...
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By Peter Nurse Investing.com -- Stocks in focus in premarket trade on Wednesday, February 3rd. Please refresh for updates. Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock rose 2.5% after founder Jeff Bezos announced he was standing down as CEO. This has taken the gloss off more strong earnings which saw the e-commerce giant report its first $100 billion quarter. Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) stock rose...
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(Reuters) -Britain's GSK forecast a dip in earnings this year as it grapples with COVID-19 disruptions and invests in its pipeline of new drugs, and said its plans to split into two businesses were on track. The world's biggest vaccine maker by sales said on Wednesday it expected adjusted earnings to fall by a mid- to high-single digit percentage at constant...
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By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Investors can save money by trading shares in "dark pools", a paper from British regulators said on Wednesday after it broadened use of such anonymised dealing in stocks to bolster London's financial sector in the wake of Brexit. Dark pools, private exchanges for trading securities, are popular with institutional investors who want to execute large transactions...
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