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Jun 20 (Saturday)

YRI
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Daily Markets

Markets
S&P 500 closes lower as COVID-19 resurgence casts a shadow on sentiment | R
The stock market is running out of steam with reopening trades fading and economic data ‘uneven’ | C
Oil Prices Rise Above $40 on Demand Hopes | W

Central banks
Fed’s Rosengren Says U.S. Economy Will Need More Monetary, Fiscal Support | W
Fed to Assess How Banks React to Possible Covid-19 Scenarios | W
Powell Says Crisis Exposes Long-Standing Inequalities | W

US
Juneteenth gives corporations chance to act following George Floyd killing | C
Food Inequality Crisis Deepens in U.S. Under Pandemic’s Pressure | B
U.S. Companies Brought Back Foreign Profits as Coronavirus Struck | W

US politics
Trump signals new effort to end ‘Dreamers’ immigration program after court defeat | R

Europe
Merkel and Lagarde Tell EU It Needs to Deliver: Summit Update | B

Geopolitics & trade
China to Speed U.S. Farm Purchases After Secretive Hawaii Talks | B
Two Canadians Detained in China Indicted on Espionage Charges | W
How the Coronavirus Will Reshape World Trade | W

Industries & companies
Aerospace: Inside the Aviation Industry’s Toughest Battle Yet: Getting Back in the Skies | W
Tech: Samsung Unveils Cheaper 5G Phone to Lure Reluctant Buyers | W

Virus I
WHO: COVID-19 pandemic is ‘accelerating,’ in ‘new and dangerous phase’ | MW
U.S. coronavirus cases surge by nearly 27,700 in a day | C
Apple Closes Retail Stores in Four States as Coronavirus Cases Rise | W
White House insists coronavirus is ‘a priority’ as Trump prepares for rally | C

Virus II
U.S. hospitals in hard hit regions step up use of steroids on sickest COVID-19 patients | R
How Long Will Coronavirus Last? Pandemic Will Stretch Into 2021 | B
AMC Theaters Mandates Masks for Moviegoers After All | W

Offbeat
Arianespace’s Vega rocket challenging SpaceX, Rocket Lab in the small satellite market | C
IRS Used Cellphone Location Data to Try to Find Suspects | W
Wirecard CEO Resigns After Banks Say Missing $2 Billion Doesn’t Exist | W