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The train operator which runs services through the Channel Tunnel has been impacted by the collapse in travel between the UK and European countries due to the coronavirus pandemic.
As a new administration comes into power amid the pandemic, an Obama-era official thinks the country needs to rethink the value of higher education.
A further 25 tennis players were forced into quarantine in Australia ahead of the season's first tennis major after another positive coronavirus test on a charter flight, taking the total number of competitors isolating in hotel rooms to 72 on Sunday. The positive test came from a passenger who was not a member of the playing contingent, Australian Open organizers said. Organizers had previously announced that 47 players had to quarantine after four COVID-19 cases emerged from two other charter flights bringing players, staff, officials and media to Australia.
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A total of 47 players were told they would have to stay in their rooms for 14 days.
Efforts by Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to build a new majority in parliament after a junior partner quit his coalition floundered at the weekend as several centrist lawmakers rejected his overtures. Conte is due to address the lower house on Monday and the upper house, the Senate, on Tuesday about the political chaos, which was triggered by former premier Matteo Renzi, who objected to the government's handling of the economic and coronavirus crises. By pulling his small Italia Viva party from the government, Renzi effectively stripped Conte of his majority in the Senate, leaving him scrabbling to fill the hole by trying to persuade centrists in opposition ranks to join him.
Penny stocks are having a moment right now. Of the top 10 most active stocks in mid-January, stocks trading at less than $1 per share took up six spots on the list, according to data gathered by Joseph Saluzzi, co-founder and co-head of equity trading at Themis Trading. Penny stocks are generally considered among the riskier types of investments, and it's rare to see them make such massive waves in the market.
Michael Finewax gives you his Sunday NHL picks for a small two game schedule including taking Sidney Crosby (John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports)
(Bloomberg) -- Qatar stocks led losses in the Middle East as companies started reporting results across the region.Profitability for lenders in the Gulf Arab region remains under pressure, with disruptions to trade and travel continuing to rattle the energy-rich region. Qatar National Bank QPSC, the Middle East’s biggest lender, reported last week a 16% drop in net income for 2020. Some banks in Oman also published results that showed a decline from last year. After the market closed on Sunday, Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ posted earnings that beat estimates.The focus this week “will be on banks as they will be the first to report 4Q earnings in the United Arab Emirates,” said Harshjit Oza, head of research at Abu Dhabi-based International Securities. “We are expecting improved sequential performance in general for the sector.”Doha’s QE Index fell 0.5%, the most in the region. Dubai’s DFM General Index dropped as much as 1.4%, before paring losses to 0.3% at close. Equity gauges in Bahrain, Kuwait, Israel and Egypt lost as much as 0.4%, while those in Abu Dhabi and Oman climbed as much as 0.3%.Dividend-paying stocks will also be in the spotlight, Oza said, citing Abu Dhabi-based companies including Aldar Properties PJSC and First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC.MIDDLE EASTERN MARKETS:In Riyadh, phone operators Mobily and Zain Saudi dropped 0.7% and 1% after the kingdom fined them on several matters, including making promotional offers in violation of rulesMORE: Saudi NCB Hires Banks for Additional Tier 1 Dollar SukukQatar National Bank, the Middle East’s biggest bank, fell 0.7% in DohaQNB’s margin may still decline 4-6 basis points in 2021 versus a 12 basis-point drag last year, Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Edmond Christou and Philip Richards write in a noteKuwait’s Premier Market Index dropped 0.2%Kuwait’s long-term foreign currency debt rating affirmed by S&P Global Ratings at AA-, outlook remains negativeFinancial results:Qatar Islamic Bank FY Net Income Beats EstimatesSohar International Bank (BKSB OM) FY Profit 20m Rials, -42% Y/y; Est. 20.2mBank Dhofar (BKDB OM) FY Profit 30.6m Rials, +1.2% Y/y, Est. 29.0mRaysut Cement (RCCI OM) FY Loss 14m Rials vs. Profit 2.26m Y/yHSBC Bank Oman (HBMO OM) FY Loss 8.2m Rials vs. Profit 29.3m Y/yFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2021 Bloomberg L.P.
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Lorenzo Insigne scored two and set up another as a stunning first-half performance saw Napoli blow Fiorentina away, winning 6-0 to move into the top four in Serie A on Sunday. Napoli moved third, three points below Inter Milan and six below league leader AC Milan. The Milan teams still have to play this weekend but have played the same number of matches as Napoli.
President-elect Joe Biden's inaugural address will outline how he plans to handle the coronavirus and the subsequent economic fallout while in office, and he will also urge Americans to move on from their current political divisions and unify, advisers and allies told Bloomberg. Although those sources anticipate Biden to acknowledge the difficulties of the moment, they expect the overall tone of the speech to optimistic in contrast to President Trump's "American carnage" speech in 2017."People want to know someone is in charge, help is on the way, chaos is behind us now," said Matt Teper, who served as Biden's chief speech writer at the beginning of his tenure as former President Barack Obama's vice president. "There's a recognition that things aren't great right now, but there's definitely hope that they're going to get better."Teper added that a darker outlook is neither "the tone anyone wants" or Biden's way of "look at the world." Rather, Teper said, he operates more along the lines of "'we're going to fix things and we're going to move forward.'"Still, Bloomberg notes, that message of unity and healing likely won't be accepted blindly across the political spectrum, especially since House Democrats impeached Trump just a week before. Read more at Bloomberg.More stories from theweek.com 5 more scathing cartoons about Trump's 2nd impeachment Trump's vaccine delay is getting suspicious Here's what Biden reportedly plans to do his 1st day in office
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said he was overcome by emotion as Green Bay had a crowd for the first game this season, a 32-18 playoff victory over the Rams.
Research shows it could experience "rapid growth" in the early part of this year.
Albion’s win at Molineux was just their second Premier League victory of the season.
Almost any federal offense punishable by at least a year in prison can trigger the gun ban, which would prohibit possession in any state.
Biden stimulus buzz may be waning, as the market rally had a healthy pullback. So did Tesla. Qualcomm and JPMorgan are near buy points.
A critical engine test for Nasa's new "megarocket" - the Space Launch System (SLS) - ends early.
