Mask Mandates, Chinese Gaming Shock, API Inventories – What’s Moving Markets By Investing.com – Investing.com

Mask Mandates, Chinese Gaming Shock, API Inventories – What’s Moving Markets By Investing.com – Investing.com

By Geoffrey Smith 

Investing.com -- More local governments across the U.S. reintroduce mask mandates to stop the spread of Covid-19, while China's efforts to stop its own outbreak ratchet up another notch. Chinese state media sound off against the videogaming industry, sparking fears of another government campaign against big companies. Eli Lilly (NYSE:) and Amgen (NASDAQ:) head a cast of thousands reporting earnings, while Sanofi (NASDAQ:) bets over $3 billion on a startup mRNA technology specialist. Here's what you need to know in financial markets on Tuesday, 3rd August

1. Return of the mask mandate