The Dutch government on Tuesday decided to re-impose measures aimed at slowing the latest spike in COVID-19 infections, including the wearing of face masks, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said.
China's Golden Week holiday this year is unlikely to see domestic travel rebound to pre-COVID levels, industry estimates show, hurt by uncertainty over pandemic curbs and consumer fears about the health of the economy.
Wall Street stocks ended firmer on Thursday, with the S&P 500 hitting a record closing high, as economic data appeared to support the Federal Reserve's assertion that the current wave of heightened inflation will be temporary.
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June 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks rose on Thursday, with the S&P 500 on course to hit an all-time closing high, as the much-anticipated consumer price index report signaled that the current inflation wave will be transitory.
All three major U.S. stock indexes were higher, with market-leading megacap stocks putting the Nasdaq out front. But economically sensitive transports and smallcaps were in negative territory.