Asian mixed after Wall St. record amid vaccine optimism
JOE McDONALD, AP Business Writer
April 4, 2021
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1of5A currency trader passes by screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, right, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 5, 2021. Asian stock markets were mostly higher Monday after Wall Street hit a record high on optimism the spread of coronavirus vaccines might allow global business to return to normal.Ahn Young-joon/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 5, 2021. Asian stock markets were mostly higher Monday after Wall Street hit a record high on optimism the spread of coronavirus vaccines might allow global business to return to normal.Ahn Youn
Putin signs law allowing him 2 more terms as Russia s leader
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press
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1of3Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to General Director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Krill Dmitriev at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, April 2, 2021. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)Alexei Druzhinin/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Russian Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, April 5, 2021. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)Alexei Druzhinin/APShow MoreShow Less
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MOSCOW (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law allowing him to potentially hold onto power until 2036, a move that formalizes constitutional changes endorsed in a vote last year.
Billionaires John, Laura Arnold to give 5% of wealth yearly
HALELUYA HADERO, AP Business Writer
April 5, 2021
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This undated photo provided by Arnold Ventures shows Laura and John Arnold. The billionaire philanthropists committed Monday, April 5, 2021, to donate 5% of their wealth annually as part of an effort to encourage increased, timelier donations to charities. The Arnolds are the first billionaires to sign on to the advocacy organization Global Citizen s Give While You Live campaign, which calls on the world s billionaires to give at least 5% of their wealth every year to a cause. (Arnold Ventures via AP)Todd Spoth/AP
Billionaire philanthropists John and Laura Arnold have committed to donate 5% of their wealth annually as part of an effort to encourage increased, timelier donations to charities.
Biden s big infrastructure plan hits McConnell-GOP blockade
LISA MASCARO, AP Congressional Correspondent
April 5, 2021
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1of6President Joe Biden talks with reporters on the Ellipse on the National Mall after spending the weekend at Camp David, Monday, April 5, 2021, in Washington.Evan Vucci/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6FILE - In this March 24, 2021, file photo Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., listens as the Senate Rules Committee holds a hearing on the For the People Act, which would expand access to voting and other voting reforms, at the Capitol in Washington. Republicans in Congress are making the politically brazen bet that it’s more advantageous to oppose President Joe Biden’s ambitious rebuild America agenda than to lend support for the costly $2.3 trillion undertaking for roads, bridges and other infrastructure investments.J. Scott Applewhite/APShow MoreShow Less