Asian shares mixed on US-China tensions, Wall Street gains

Asian shares are mixed as investors eyeball surging coronavirus cases in the region

HSBC says net profit plunged 96% in 2Q as pandemic took hold

Europe’s biggest bank, HSBC, has reported its net profit plummeted 96% in the second quarter of this year as lower interest rates combined with the downturn due to the coronavirus pandemic stunted business activity

Pulisic 1st US man to score in FA Cup final, off injured

Christian Pulisic became the first American man to score in an FA Cup final before being forced off with an apparent hamstring injury

British Airways owner books loss as pandemic stalls travel

The parent company of British Airways reeled to an after loss of 3.8 billion euros ($4.5 billion) in the first six months of the year as travel restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic ate into the bottom line

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Asian shares fall as data, earnings show pandemic fallout

Shares are mostly lower in Asia as data and corporate earnings capture dismal portrayals of the coronavirus pandemic's impact on world economies

Shell profits plunge 82% as pandemic hits energy demand

Royal Dutch Shell says second-quarter earnings plunged 82% as the COVID-19 pandemic slashed energy prices and demand

Japan court recognizes atomic bomb 'black rain' victims

A Japanese court has recognized people exposed to radioactive “black rain” that fell after the U.S. atomic attack on Hiroshima as atomic bomb survivors, ordering the government to provide the same medical benefits it gives other survivors

Asia Today: China, SKorea, Japan see upticks in virus cases

China reported 101 new cases of COVID-19 for its highest daily increase in weeks

Asian shares mixed amid dismal earnings, Wall Street slump

Asian shares are mixed as reports of dismal company earnings add to pessimism over the widespread economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic