REUTERS: The S&P 500 edged higher in choppy trading on Friday after a three-day slide, as data showing faster-than-expected monthly jobs growth reinforced bets on an economic rebound driven by massive fiscal stimulus and vaccination drives. Nonfarm payrolls surged 379,000 jobs last month after rising 166,000 in January. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a rise of 182,000 jobs. After the data, the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yields hit a new one-year high of 1.626per cent. Rate-sensitive bank stocks rose about 1.6per cent on prospects of an improved economic outlook. All major S&P 500 sectors rose, led by gains in energy and financials stocks. "It shows the reopening is on track and occurring faster than we thought," said Tim Ghriskey, chief investment strategist at Inverness Counsel in New York. "The consensus is that stimulus is necessary to kickstart the economy and to strengthen the recovery." A sharply divided U.S. Senate will begin a … [Read more...] about S&P 500 rises after solid jobs report
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Matt Hancock unlawfully failed to publish more than 500 Covid contracts in time, High Court confirms
Matt Hancock unlawfully failed to publish details of more than 500 Covid contracts within the required time, the High Court has confirmed. The Good Law Project took legal action against the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) for its "wholesale failure" to disclose details of contracts agreed during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Government is required by law to publish the details within 30 days of them being awarded. At a hearing last month, Mr Justice Chamberlain said that "in a substantial number of cases, the Secretary of State breached his legal obligation to publish contract award notices within 30 days of the award of contracts". And in a further ruling today, the judge said the DHSC "acted unlawfully by failing to publish contract award notices for relevant contracts for supplies and services relating to Covid-19 within the 30-day period required... in respect of 504 of the 535 contracts awarded on or before October 7 2020 - i.e. 94%". He added: "The defendant … [Read more...] about Matt Hancock unlawfully failed to publish more than 500 Covid contracts in time, High Court confirms
Daytona 500 winner McDowell takes hot streak to Las Vegas
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Michael McDowell was rolling along at Homestead-Miami Speedway when he saw another driver signal for a car to pass. When McDowell came upon the same driver, he wasn’t given the same courtesy. “I literally saw a driver wave another driver by, and then race me for the next seven laps like it was the last lap,” McDowell recalled Tuesday. He declined to identify the rival who refused to give McDowell an easy pass over the weekend, but it was an eye-opener for the Daytona 500 winner. A journeyman driver for small-budget teams, McDowell isn’t usually racing at the front of the pack or passing cars for top-10 finishes. But since his Daytona 500 victory — his first win in 358 previous Cup Series starts — McDowell has found himself running with a different crowd. He has opened the season with three top-10 finishes through three races, just one shy of his total last year. The strong start with Front Row Motorsports has put McDowell in uncharted territory. In the final … [Read more...] about Daytona 500 winner McDowell takes hot streak to Las Vegas
This man can read and write 30 ancient Indonesian scripts, some as old as 500 years
JAKARTA: Diaz Nawaksara grew up during the rise of the Internet and telecommunications. When the 30-year-old went to college, he decided to study information management, focusing on storing information through computational methods. But as modern as his educational qualification sounds, his job nowadays involves something very ancient: preserving Indonesian scripts that are as old as 500 years. “I started in 2012 by studying the Javanese script first,” Nawaksara recounted, referring to the native language of those from Indonesia’s and the world’s most populated island of Java. Today, he can read and write over 30 ancient Indonesian scripts. He understands fluently about half of the languages associated with these scripts. It is a rare ability considering that most Indonesians can only read one or two scripts. Most Indonesians can read Latin, the script used for the national language Bahasa Indonesia as well as English. Others also know Arabic for reading the Koran … [Read more...] about This man can read and write 30 ancient Indonesian scripts, some as old as 500 years
Pria ini bisa membaca dan menulis 30 aksara Indonesia kuno, sebagian di antaranya berusia 500 tahun
JAKARTA: Diaz Nawaksara, 30, tumbuh di masa perkembangan Internet dan telekomunikasi. Saat kuliah, ia mengambil jurusan manajemen informatika dengan fokus pada penyimpanan data melalui metode komputasi. Meskipun pendidikannya terkesan modern, pekerjaannya saat ini melibatkan suatu hal yang sangat kuno: Melestarikan aksara Indonesia yang berusia sekitar 500 tahun. "Saya memulai tahun 2012 dengan mempelajari aksara Jawa terlebih dahulu," kenang Diaz. Sekarang, ia dapat membaca dan menulis lebih dari 30 aksara Indonesia kuno, serta fasih memahami sekitar setengah dari bahasa yang terkait dengan tulisan-tulisan tersebut. Ini adalah kemampuan yang langka mengingat kebanyakan orang Indonesia hanya bisa membaca satu atau dua aksara. Sebagian besar orang Indonesia bisa membaca huruf Latin, aksara yang digunakan untuk bahasa Indonesia maupun bahasa Inggris. Selain itu, ada orang Indonesia yang juga mengetahui tulisan Arab karena membaca Al-Qur'an dan ada juga yang bisa … [Read more...] about Pria ini bisa membaca dan menulis 30 aksara Indonesia kuno, sebagian di antaranya berusia 500 tahun