European shares and U.S. futures have bounced back after Congress approved a $900 billion package of measures to help the economy get through the pandemic
European shares and U.S. futures advanced Tuesday after American lawmakers approved a $900 billion package of measures to help the economy get through the pandemic.
Stocks rose in Paris, London and Frankfurt but fell in Tokyo and other Asian markets. The Shanghai Composite index dropped nearly 2%.
The long awaited economic package approved late Monday in Washington helped offset worries over the discovery in Britain of a new, potentially more infectious strain of the virus that has countries around the world restricting travel from the United Kingdom.
It has added to fears of even worse economic hardship if the new strain spreads to other countries or proves resistant to vaccines now being…
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