Corporate profits have been bolstered by higher prices even as some of the costs of doing business have fallen in recent months.
Tag: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
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Cathay Pacific Struggles With Aftermath of Covid, and China Crackdown
Pandemic lockdowns, on the heels of the turmoil of pro-democracy protests, hurt an airline that relied on Hong Kong as a vibrant gateway to Asia.
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As Covid Infections Rise, China Rejects a Return to Lockdowns
The authorities say that cases are up, and one doctor estimates that there could soon be 65 million cases a week. But China appears determined to move on.
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DeSantis Steps Up Attacks on Trump, Hitting Him on Crime and Covid
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida vowed to repeal the First Step Act, a Trump-era criminal justice law, if elected president. He called it “basically a jailbreak bill.”
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Alberta Election Tests Conservatives’ Far-Right Shift
The pandemic took the conservative party in the oil-rich province of Alberta far to the right. An election on Monday will test if voters, traditionally among Canada’s most conservative, will follow.