19 January 2021 | 11:58am
StockMarketWire.com - Having made a strong start amid optimism over the US stimulus plan the FTSE 100 lost its way a little by midday to trade up 0.2% at 6,736.23.
With trading due to resume in the US later after yesterday s pause for Martin Luther King Jr Day, futures markets pointed to gains. The changing of the guard at the White House is now within touching distance with president-elect Joe Biden s inauguration set to take place amid tight security tomorrow.
Mining company Rio Tinto dipped 0.5% to £59.43 after it boosted fourth-quarter production and shipments of iron ore from Australia s Pilbara region.
Chris Cornell s Daughter Launches Season 2 of Mind Wide Open to Support Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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The special January 18 episode has Lily Cornell Silver discussing with actor-activist Michael K. Williams about systemic oppression, prison reform, women in prison and the value of therapy. Jan 19, 2021
Chris Cornell s daughter has launched a new season of her acclaimed audio series Mind Wide Open with a fundraiser in honor of America s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which is dedicated to acts of national service.
Lily Cornell Silver debuted the podcast to encourage open conversations about mental health and help destigmatize the subject on what would have been her father s 56th birthday last year, July 2020.
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