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A group of protesters march in the snow around the Hennepin County Government Center, Monday, March 15, 2021, in Minneapolis where the second week of jury selection continues in the trial for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin is charged with murder in the death of George Floyd during an arrest last may in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Corporations become unlikely financiers of racial equity

By Haleluya Hadero Mar. 17, 2021 10:05 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2015, file photo, a Citibank sign hangs above a branch office in New York. The tens of millions of consumers and businesses out of work from the coronavirus pandemic weighed heavily on the financial results of Wall Street’s biggest banks on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, with the likes of JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Citigroup setting aside tens of billions of dollars to cover potentially bad loans that were just fine only a few months ago. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Banks set aside billions, bracing for more economic pain

By Ken Sweet Jul. 14, 2020 12:11 PM EDT

A man walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Wednesday as investors were encouraged by news that an experimental COVID-19 vaccine under development by Moderna and the U.S. National Institutes of Health revved up people’s immune systems just as desired. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Asian markets mostly higher on hopes for coronavirus vaccine

By Elaine Kurtenbach Jul. 14, 2020 05:17 AM EDT