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Wall Street ends a sluggish day lower, still up for the week

Wall Street ended a wobbly day lower Friday after worries about rising coronavirus infections in several states undercut an early rally
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A currency trader walks by the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 19, 2020. Asian stock markets were mixed Friday after Wall Street closed little-changed amid as optimism about a possible global economic recovery was tempered by concern over rising coronavirus infections. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
8 minutes ago

Supporting black businesses as means to combat racism grows in momentum

The movement to support black businesses and entrepreneurs has gone viral.
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A man watches protesters in Crown Heights in Brooklyn, New York, on June 1, 2020.
18 minutes ago

Drybar founder on challenges of reopening

Alli Webb, founder of Drybar, discussed the impact the pandemic has had on her business.
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VIDEO: Drybar founder on challenges of reopening
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Long Island Aquarium’s executive director on challenges during virus outbreak

Bryan Deluca, executive director of the Long Island Aquarium, discusses the mounting costs of animal care and diminished income during the pandemic.
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VIDEO: Long Island Aquarium’s executive director on challenges during virus outbreak
19 minutes ago

A black-owned business on the struggles, joys of entrepreneurship

Amid celebrations of Juneteenth around the country, ABC’s Deborah Roberts’ talks with Darryl Jones, a soda shop owner, on his family legacy of hard work and success.
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VIDEO: A black-owned business on the struggles, joys of entrepreneurship
34 minutes ago

Apple closes stores in 4 states, again, as infections rise

Apple is closing 11 stores in Arizona, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina that it had reopening just a few weeks ago
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FILE - In this March 14 2020 file photo, Apple employees work inside a closed Apple store in Miami. Apple is temporarily closing 11 stores in Arizona, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina just few weeks after reopening them in hopes that consumers would be able to shop in them without raising the risk of infecting them or company workers with the novel coronavirus that caused COVID-19. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
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AMC Theaters reverses course on masks after backlash

The nation’s largest movie theater chain changed its position on mask-wearing less than a day after the company became a target on social media for saying it would defer to local governments on the issue
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FILE - In this April 29, 2020 file photo, the AMC sign appears at AMC Burbank 16 movie theater complex in Burbank, Calif. The nation’s largest movie theater chain changed its position on mask-wearing less than a day after the company became a target on social media for saying it would defer to local governments on the issue. AMC Theaters CEO Adam Aron said Friday that its theaters will require patrons to wear masks upon reopening, which will begin in July. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
41 minutes ago

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels
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Hiring rose in 46 states in May yet jobless rates still high

Employers added jobs in 46 states last month, evidence that the U.S. economy’s surprise hiring gain in May was spread broadly across the country — in both states that began reopening their economies early and those that did so only later
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FILE - In this May 7, 2020 file photo, a person looks inside the closed doors of the Pasadena Community Job Center in Pasadena, Calif., during the coronavirus outbreak. California's unemployment rate continued to climb in May, reaching 16.3% as businesses continued to lay people off because of a state-at-home order aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus that has wrecked the state's economy. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
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AMC Theatres backtracks, will require all patrons to wear masks

The cinema chain is scheduled to reopen next month after coronavirus closures.
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In this May 13, 2020 file photo, AMC Empire 25 theatre is shown in New York.
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TSA insider faults agency's response to coronavirus

A high-ranking Transportation Security Administration official says the agency is falling short when it comes to protecting airport screeners and the public from the new coronavirus
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FILE - In this June 17, 2020 file photo, a TSA worker, right, checks a passenger before entering a security screening at Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Fla. A high-ranking Transportation Security Administration official says the agency is falling short when it comes to protecting airport screeners and the public from the new coronavirus, according to published reports. A federal office that handles whistleblower complaints has ordered an investigation. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
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Twitter flags Trump's tweet of doctored 'racist baby' video

Twitter has slapped another label on a tweet by President Donald Trump, this time warning that a video he shared was manipulated
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Summer vacationers weigh testing, quarantine or staying home

Homebound travelers desperate to venture out for the first time since the pandemic are confronting a vacation landscape this summer that may require coronavirus tests for the family and even quarantines
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China charges 2 Canadians with spying in Huawei-linked case

Chinese prosecutors have charged two detained Canadians with spying in an apparent bid to step up pressure on Canada to drop a U.S. extradition request for a Huawei executive
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FILE - In this March 2, 2017, file image made from video, Michael Spavor, director of Paektu Cultural Exchange, talks during a Skype interview in Yanji, China. China has charged two detained Canadians with spying in cases linked to Canada’s arrest of a Huawei executive on U.S. charges. Chinese prosecutors said Friday, June 19, 2020, that Spavor and Michael Kovrig have been charged. (AP Photo, File)
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Google loses appeal against $56 million fine in France

France’s highest administrative court has upheld a fine of 50 million euros ($56 million) that Google was ordered to pay for not being “sufficiently clear and transparent” with Android users about their data protection options
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FILE - In this file photo dated Nov. 18, 2019, Google employees walks out of Google France building in Paris. France. France’s highest administrative court on Friday June 19, 2020, has upheld a fine of 50 million euros (dollars 56 million US) against Google for not being “sufficiently clear and transparent” with users of Android about their data protection options. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
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Cyprus to start random virus testing at its airports

Cyprus government officials say random coronavirus tests will be carried out on a proportion of travelers arriving to the east Mediterranean island nation as an added layer of protection against the virus’ spread
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A visitor wearing a mask to protect against the coronavirus looks at ancient artifacts placed inside a glass-protected display area at Cyprus Archaeological Museum in the capital Nicosia, on Thursday, June 18, 2020. Cyprus' museums opened to the public earlier this month as the government gradually lifted most of a string of tough restrictions imposed in March to check the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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Reports: TSA insider faults agency's response to coronavirus

A high-ranking Transportation Security Administration official says the agency is falling short when it comes to protecting airport screeners and the public from the new coronavirus, according to published reports
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FILE - In this June 17, 2020 file photo, a TSA worker, right, checks a passenger before entering a security screening at Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Fla. A high-ranking Transportation Security Administration official says the agency is falling short when it comes to protecting airport screeners and the public from the new coronavirus, according to published reports. A federal office that handles whistleblower complaints has ordered an investigation. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
June 19

Chesapeake, struggling to survive, skips $13.5M in payments

Chesapeake Energy, the struggling shale gas driller which was once one of the largest natural gas producers in the U.S., has missed $13.5 million in interest payments due this week
June 19
FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2015, file photo, two people walk past one of the entrances to the Chesapeake Energy Corporation campus in Oklahoma City. On Friday, June 19, 2020, Chesapeake Energy, the struggling shale gas driller which was once one of the largest natural gas producers in the U.S., has missed $13.5 million in interest payments. The Oklahoma City-based company owes nearly $9 billion to its creditors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
June 19

EU leaders face challenges to move quickly on recovery deal

European Union leaders have found that a quick deal on the bloc’s future long-term budget and a multibillion-euro post-pandemic recovery plan remains beyond their reach as the coronavirus ravages their economies
June 19
French President Emmanuel Macron attends a video European Council summit at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Friday, June 19, 2020. As they brace for the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, leaders of the European Union's 27 member states discuss Friday the bloc's future long-term budget and a multi-billion post-coronavirus recovery plan during a video-summit aimed at paving the way for a compromise later this summer. (Eliot Blondet/Pool Photo via AP)
June 19

Nursing homes represent more than 1 in 4 COVID-19 deaths

Nursing homes residents account for nearly 1 in 10 of all the coronavirus cases in the United States and more than a quarter of the deaths
June 19
FILE - In this April 20, 2020, file photo, emergency medical technicians transport a patient from a nursing home to an emergency room bed at St. Joseph's Hospital in Yonkers, N.Y. Nursing home residents account for nearly 1 in 10 of all the coronavirus cases in the United States and more than a quarter of the deaths, according to an Associated Press analysis of government data released Thursday, June 18. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
June 19

Japan's economy reopening cautiously, balancing health risks

The roller coasters are back running in Tokyo but with requests to not scream
June 19
FILE - In this June 16, 2020, file photo, a lone visitor enjoys the swing ride at the Yomiuriland amusement park in Tokyo,. Japan’s economy is opening cautiously, with social-distancing restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
June 19

Black-owned businesses see outpouring of support amid George Floyd protests

A restaurant owner is just trying to keep up with the surge of support.
June 19
Tyrone Brown serves food outside of his Brooklyn restaurant The Bergen.
June 19

Employee's successful push for Juneteenth holiday brings online fame

Juneteenth has added significance this year during racial protests.
June 19
The Juneteenth flag flies in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, June 17, 2020.
June 19

China moves vast trade fair online, but few buyers follow

The world's biggest sales event, the Canton Trade Fair, opened online this week to avoid the coronavirus pandemic, but it isn't clear how many foreign buyers are following
June 19
The website of the Canton Fair which delivers live streaming from vendors is seen on a computer screen in Beijing on Friday, June 19, 2020. The twice-a-year fair usually draws more than 180,000 foreign buyers and 60,000 Chinese vendors to the southern city of Guangzhou. But with most foreign visitors barred from China, the event has transformed itself into an e-commerce platform with mini-shopping channels for nearly 8,000 vendors. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
June 19

India-China Himalayan standoff deadly for cashmere herds

A standoff between Indian and Chinese troops high in the Himalayas near Tibet is taking a dire toll on traditional goat herds that supply the world's finest, most expensive cashmere
June 19
FILE - In this July 21, 2007, file photo, an elderly man belonging to the Changpa, the nomadic herders who rear the Pashmina goats, holds his Himalayan goat as his son cuts its horn that was hurting the animal's eye in Kharnak, some 185 kilometers (116 miles) from Leh, India. A months-long military standoff between India and China in 2020 has taken a dire toll on local communities as tens of thousands of Himalayan goat kids die because they couldn't reach traditional winter grazing lands, officials and residents said. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin, File)
June 19

China charges 2 detained Canadians with spying in cases linked to Canada's arrest of Huawei executive on US charges

China charges 2 detained Canadians with spying in cases linked to Canada's arrest of Huawei executive on US charges
June 19
June 19

Asian stocks mixed amid concern over coronavirus hotspots

Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street ended the day little-changed as optimism about a possible global economic recovery was tempered by concern over rising coronavirus infections
June 19
Women walk past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 and New York Dow indexes at a securities firm in Tokyo Thursday, June 18, 2020. Shares fell Thursday in Asia after another day of wobbly trading on Wall Street Wednesday, as markets ease off the accelerator following their big rally. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
June 19

Facebook removes Trump ads with symbols once used by Nazis

Facebook has removed a campaign ad by President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence that featured an upside-down red triangle
June 19
June 18

American Airlines bans man who refused to wear face mask

American Airlines has banned a man for not wearing a face covering on a plane
June 18
In this June 16, 2020 file photo travelers wear masks as they wait at the American Airlines ticket counter at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. American Airlines has banned a man who was kicked off a plane for refusing to wear a face covering, among the first such incidents since airlines promised this week to step up enforcement of their mask rules. A spokesman for American said Thursday, June 18, 2020 that the airline decided to ban the man after reviewing the incident, which occurred Wednesday at New York's LaGuardia Airport. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
June 18

$68 million tax breaks may go to put Tesla plant to Austin

An Austin-area school district is considering offering more than $60 million in tax incentives to attract a proposed Tesla “gigafactory” to Central Texas
June 18
June 18

The Latest: UN seeks urgent funding for virus aid transport

The United Nations' food agency says ít needs immediate funding to prevent a shutdown in late July of the global transport system that has been delivering tons of masks, gloves and other critical equipment for the coronavirus pandemic in 132 nations
June 18
A volunteer sprays disinfectant outside a provincial assembly building to help contain the spread of the coronavirus, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, June 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
June 18

NYT, WaPo launch new diversity efforts after staff protests

The New York Times and Washington Post both outlined new measures on Thursday aimed at improving diversity in their coverage and newsrooms
June 18
June 18

How major US stock indexes fared Thursday

U.S. stock indexes closed mostly higher Thursday as caution about rising coronavirus infections in hotspots around the world put a damper on hopes for a coming economic recovery
June 18
June 18

Colin Kaepernick joins Medium's board of directors

Kaepernick has led the way among athletes protesting police brutality.
June 18
Colin Kaepernick looks on during his NFL workout held at Charles R Drew high school, Nov. 16, 2019, in Riverdale, Georgia.
June 18

Spotify, ABM rise; Hertz, Designer Brands fall

Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Thursday: Spotify, ABM rise; Hertz, Designer Brands fall
June 18
June 18

How Disney parks plan to reopen and keep visitors safe

Dr. Pamela Hymel, Disney parks chief medical officer, discussed what changes are in store to keep visitors safe at the happiest place on earth.
June 18
VIDEO: How Disney parks plan to reopen and keep visitors safe
June 18

Small business owner shifts business model during pandemic and thrives

Danielle Smith Parker and her husband Donnell discuss pivoting their online marketplace during the pandemic and how they're reopening with new safety measures to keep their staff and clients safe.
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Britain scraps virus tracing app for Google-Apple system

Britain is scrapping plans to launch its own coronavirus contact tracing smartphone app because of technical problems and will now work on building one using technology supplied by Apple and Google
June 18
FILE - In this Wednesday, March 11, 2020 file photo, Matt Hancock, Britain's Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, leaves 10 Downing Street in London. Britain is scrapping plans to launch its own coronavirus contact tracing smartphone app because of technical problems and will now work on building one using technology supplied by Apple and Google, it was announced Thursday, June 18 2020. The government’s app had been undergoing trials on the Isle of Wight, and was expected to be rolled out to the rest of the country later. But officials overseeing the app’s development said they couldn’t overcome a number of technical challenges they found during field tests with the app. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
June 18

Turkey makes masks mandatory in Istanbul, 46 other provinces

Turkish authorities have made the wearing of masks mandatory in three major cities to curb the spread of COVID-19 following an uptick in confirmed cases since the country allowed the reopening of many businesses
June 18
People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of coronavirus, walk in the city's historical part of Ulus, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, June 18, 2020. Turkish authorities have made the wearing of masks mandatory in three major cities to curb the spread of COVID-19 following an uptick in confirmed cases since the reopening of many businesses.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
June 18

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels
June 18
June 18

Cream of Wheat, Mrs. Butterworth confront race in packaging

Colgate, Cream of Wheat and Mrs. Butterworth are the latest brands reckoning with racially charged logos
June 18
A box of Cream of Wheat is displayed on a counter, Thursday, June 18, 2020 in White Plains, N.Y. Cream of Wheat and Mrs. Butterworth are the latest brands reckoning with racially charged logos. B&G Foods Inc., which makes Cream of Wheat hot cereal, said it is initiating “an immediate review” of its packaging. A smiling black chef holding a bowl of cereal has appeared on Cream of Wheat packaging and in ads since at least 1918, according to the company's web site. (AP Photo/Donald King)
June 18

Top challenger in Belarusian presidential race detained

Belarusian authorities have detained the former head of a Russia-owned commercial bank who has challenged Belarus’ authoritarian leader in the August election
June 18
In this picture taken on Thursday, June 11, 2020, Viktor Babariko, candidate presidential elections and the former head of Belgazprombank, speaks to media during a news conference in Minsk, Belarus. Belarusian authorities have taken control of a Russia-owned commercial bank that was led by a man who is now running to challenge Belarus’ authoritarian president. President Alexander Lukashenko, who is seeking a sixth term in the Aug. 9 election, has accused Belgazprombank chief executive Viktor Babariko of corruption and called him a “scoundrel.” (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
June 18

PG&E fined $4 million in deaths of 84 people in 2018 fire

Pacific Gas & Electric has been fined $4 million for the deaths of 84 people killed in a Northern California wildfire
June 18
Bill Smith, interim chief executive officer and president of PG&E Corp., listens as Butte County Superior Court Judge Michael Deems announces the penalties for its role in the 2018 Camp Fire, during the criminal sentencing hearing in the trial of Pacific Gas & Electric Corp in Chico, Calif., Thursday, June 18, 2020. PG&E received the maximum fine of $3.5 million for its crimes and an additional $500,000 for the cost of the investigation into the cause of the wildfire. The utility company pleaded guilty, Tuesday, to 84 felony counts of involuntary manslaughter for the fire that wiped out the town of Paradise. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
June 18

Wall Street eyes alternative data to track economy reopening

The reopening of businesses shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic has helped fuel optimism among stock market investors that the U.S. economy is on the path to recovery after sliding into a steep recession
June 18
Gary Henderson installs an awning near the Giant Sky Wheel while preparing Canobie Lake Park for guests, Thursday, June 18, 2020 in Salem, New Hampshire. The amusement park plans to reopen on July 16th with capacity limitations and safety precautions for guests and workers as a some of the state restrictions due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak are lifted. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
June 18

European countries slam US withdrawal from tech tax talks

European countries are slamming the Trump administration’s withdrawal from negotiations on a major digital services tax
June 18
FILE - In this Wednesday, June 10, 2020 file photo, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire attends a press conference after the weekly cabinet meeting. France’s finance minister has called the withdrawal of the Trump administration from negotiations on a major digital services tax a “provocation.” Bruno Le Maire made the comment Thursday, June 18, 2020 on France Inter, saying France will still implement the tax. Le Maire was referring to a letter in which U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told the finance ministers of France, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom that he was suspending talks on the tax. The letter was first reported by the Financial Times. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP, File)
June 18

Employers can't require COVID-19 antibody tests, EEOC says

Businesses can still require viral test to see if workers are actively infected.
June 18
Physician John Jones, D.O. tests administrative assistant Morgan Bassin for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at One Medical in Scottsdale, Arizona, June 17, 2020.
June 18

Jeep SUVs recalled to fix problem that can cause power loss

Fiat Chrysler is recalling almost 95,000 Jeep Cherokees worldwide because a transmission problem can cause the small SUVs to lose power unexpectedly
June 18
FILE - This Jan. 14, 2019 photo shows a Jeep logo at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Fiat Chrysler is recalling almost 95,000 Jeep Cherokees worldwide, Thursday, June 18, 2020, because a transmission problem can cause the small SUVs to lose power unexpectedly. The recall covers certain Cherokees from the 2014 through 2017 model years and includes about 2,700 replacement parts. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
June 18

US mortgage rates fall; 30-year at all-time low of 3.13%

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week as the benchmark 30-year home loan reached a new all-time low
June 18
FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2019 file photo, a sign promoting an open house sits atop a realty company's lawn sign in Brandon Miss. Long-term U.S. mortgage rates were mostly steady, Thursday, June 11, 2020, continuing to hover near all-time lows. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reports that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan edged up to 3.21% from 3.18% last week. .(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
June 18

Pandemic gives businesses lessons in survival, innovation

Business owners around the world have learned lessons in how to survive a pandemic and hopefully prosper in the future over the past few months
June 18
In this March 31, 2020 photo provided by Sean Giovanni, Benji Harris, an artist/songwriter and client executive for a company called Song Division, leads a virtual songwriting team building workshop for a corporate client at The Record Shop, a recording studio in Nashville, Tenn., owned by Sean Giovanni. Giovanni got an important lesson that will help his business long after the pandemic has subsided. The Record Shop doesn’t have to be limited to what it can produce onsite. (Sean Giovanni via AP)
June 18

European Central Bank hands out 1.3 trillion euros in loans

The European Central Bank has handed out more than a trillion euros in cheap loans to banks as part of its effort to get the economy through the virus outbreak
June 18
FILE - In this file photo dated Friday, May 1, 2020, the European Central Bank is shadowed by heavy clouds in Frankfurt, Germany. The central bank for the 19 countries that use the euro said Thursday June 18, 2020, That it has handed out more than a trillion euros in cheap loans to banks as part of its effort to get the economy through the virus outbreak. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, FILE)