Cruise industry executives met with health experts and White House staff earlier this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday, following criticism of its guidelines on restarting voyages.
Construction of new homes in the U.S. increased sharply in March following a weather-related decline the previous month, data from the Commerce Department showed Friday. Here are the main takeaways from the report:. --Housing starts, a measure of U.S. homebuilding, rose by 19.4% in March compared with February, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.739 million.
U.S. homebuilding surged to nearly a 15-year high in March, but soaring lumber prices amid supply constraints could limit builders' capacity to boost production and ease a shortage of homes that is threatening to slow housing market momentum.
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Gas-fired power plants overtook lignite coal stations as Europe's largest power sector polluter in 2020 for the first time, data from the EU's Emissions Trading System shows. Energy think tank Ember said Friday that gas made up a record 34% of the power sector's total emissions last year. Carbon-dioxide emissions generated by burning gas to produce electricity fell to 236 million metric tons in 2020 from 250 million tons in 2019..
European stocks hit a record high on Friday after strong U.S. and China data spurred optimism about a speedy global recovery, while automakers got a boost following Daimler's better-than-expected profit. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.1% by 0706 GMT, on course for its seventh straight week of gains.
Japanese shares closed slightly higher on Friday as heavyweight chip shares rallied, although concerns around corporate outlook capped the gains. The Nikkei index ended up 0.14% at 29,683.37, while the broader Topix inched up 0.09% to close at 1,960.87. Chip-related shares gained after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd, reported a 19.4% rise in first-quarter profit on strong chip demand.
* April manufacturers' sentiment index +13 vs March +6. * Service sector index -3 in April vs -5 in March. * Manufacturers' mood seen steady ahead. By Daniel Leussink. Confidence among Japanese manufacturers rose to a more than two-year high in April, as strong demand in the electronics market and favourable exchange rate conditions boosted prospects for exporters, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.
The dollar index was little
changed on the day on Thursday as investors balanced bullish
data showing U.S. retail sales rose by the most in 10 months in
March against a continued drop in U.S.
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