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President-elect will be inaugurated at noon on Wednesday
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NEW YORK — Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street, bringing major indexes to the cusp of more record highs. The S&P 500 added 0.6% in the early going Wednesday. Traders are hopeful that President-elect Joe Biden, who is getting sworn into office at noon, will follow through on his pledge to provide a massive dose of support for the economy, which is still reeling from joblessness and business closures because of the coronavirus pandemic. Netflix soared after reporting that it passed 200 million subscribers and would no longer need to borrow money to help finance its programming. Treasury yields rose again. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mostly higher ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration as U.S. president Wednesday, though worries about surging coronavirus cases sapped the Japanese market's early gains. France's CAC 40 added 0.2% to 5,607.84 in early trading, while Germany's DAX rose 0.2% to 13,848.56. Britain's FTSE 100 edged up 0.1% to 6,722.42. U.S. shares were set to drift moderately higher as Dow futures inched up less than 0.1% to 30,841.0. S&P 500 futures were up 0.3% at 3,800.12. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.4% to finish at 28,523.26. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 0.4% to 6,770.40, while South Korea's Kospi edged up 0.7% to 3,114.55. Hong Kong's Hang Seng jumped 1.1% to 29,962.47, while the Shanghai Composite rose 0.5% to 3,583.09. Hopes are growing that Biden’s planned stimulus for the American economy as well as measures to curb the pandemic will boost regional markets. While many Asian nations have fared better in the pandemic than European countries and the U.S., worries still run high. Main urban areas in Japan, including Tokyo, are under a state of emergency, with evening dining at restaurants discouraged. Critics say that's not enough, as deaths related to COVID-19 have been rising. A vaccine rollout has not begun in Japan. “Chinese New Year is less than a month away. With COVID infection numbers already on the rise again in parts of Asia, there are concerns about what the holiday season may mean for efforts to contain the virus’s spread,” said Stephen Innes, chief global market strategist at Axi. Markets have been rising on enthusiasm about a coming economic recovery as more people are inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines and Washington gets set to try for another round of economic stimulus. Janet Yellen, Biden’s nominee to be Treasury secretary, told the Senate Finance Committee during her confirmation hearing that the incoming administration would focus on winning quick passage of its $1.9 trillion pandemic relief plan. “More must be done,” Yellen said. “Without further action, we risk a longer, more painful recession now — and long-term scarring of the economy later.” The plan would include $1,400 cash payments for most Americans. Democrats are also pushing for faster rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, a higher minimum wage for workers and enhanced benefits for laid-off workers. The hope is that such stimulus can carry the economy until later this year, when more widespread vaccinations get life returning to some semblance of normal. “If most of this is implemented, it does suggest significant pickup in economic growth as we head through to the fourth quarter of this year,” said David Kelly, chief global strategist at JPMorgan Funds. In energy trading, benchmark U.S. crude added 31 cents to $53.29 a barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, rose 35 cents to $56.25. In currency trading, the U.S. dollar slipped to 103.76 yen from 103.99 yen. The euro cost $1.2134, up from $1.2115. ___ AP Business Writers Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga contributed. The Associated Press
The White House did not release contents of Trump's note: "It’s a letter between 45 and 46," White House spokesman Judd Deere said.
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President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris take office at noon on Wednesday
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron wants to take further steps to reckon with France’s colonial-era wrongs in Algeria but is not considering an official apology, his office said. A report commissioned by Macron, to be published later Wednesday, submits proposals to improve the complex relationship between the two countries, from opening up war archives to holding commemorations. Macron's office said there will be “no apologies” but that Macron intends instead to make “symbolic acts” aimed at emphasizing recognition of the harsh colonial reality and helping reconciliation between the two countries. Macron will take part in three commemoration days by next year, which will mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the eight-year war with France that resulted in the North African country gaining independence in 1962 — after 132 years of French rule. France will “pursue and broaden” the opening of its archives on the war as work is under way to allow the release of classified secret documents, Macron's office added. Amid other actions, Macron wants to honour Gisele Halimi, a French feminist who supported Algeria’s independence and denounced the use of torture by the French military during the war. He will launch the process aiming at burying her at the Pantheon monument in Paris, a resting place for some of France’s most distinguished citizens. The first French president to be born after Algerian independence, Macron promised to open a new chapter in France’s relationship with Algeria during his term, including facing the countries’ painful history. In 2018, Macron formally recognized the responsibility of the French state in the death of a dissident in Algeria in 1957, admitting for the first time the military's systematic use of torture during the war. He commissioned historian Benjamin Stora last year to assess France’s relation with the memory of Algeria’s colonization and the independence war. Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said last year that his country was awaiting an official apology for France's colonial occupation. Sylvie Corbet, The Associated Press
WarnerMedia Latin America has announced the leadership teams for HBO Max Latin America and HBO Max Europe ahead of the streaming platform’s rollout across the territories, planned for later this year. Christina Sulebakk will take the reins as general manager of HBO Max Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), with Luis Duran filling the position […]
By swiftly reversing several Trump policies, Biden wants to show the world the U.S. has turned the page.
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