FINANCIALMARKETS AsiansharesadvancedespitelossesonWallStreet UPDATE(AP)—SharesarehigherinAsiaafteranotherwobblydayonWallStreetextendedalosingstreakformarkets. HongKongadvanced2.5%andotherbenchmarksweremoderatelyhigher.Oilpricesslipped. FINANCIALMARKETS AsiansharesadvancedespitelossesonWallStreet UPDATE(AP)—SharesarehigherinAsiaafteranotherwobblydayonWallStreetextendedalosingstreakformarkets. HongKongadvanced2.5%andotherbenchmarksweremoderatelyhigher.Oilpricesslipped. OnMonday,theS&P500failedtoholdontoanafternoongain,losing0.4%.Thebenchmarkindexiscomingoffasix-weeklosingstreak.Techcompanieswereamongthebiggestlosers,pullingtheNasdaqdown1.2%.TheDowJonesIndustrialAverageendedbarelyinthegreen.SpiritAirlinesjumpedafterJetBluesaiditwouldmakeahostileofferforthebudgetcarrier.ManTechsurgedafterinvestmentfirmCarlyleGroupsaiditwillbuythedefensecontractor. BERKSHIREHATHAWAYINVESTMENTS Buffett’sfirmrevealsnewstakesinParamount,Citigroup OMAHA,Neb.(AP)—WarrenBuffett’scompanyhasrevealedalltheinvestmentmovesitmadeinthefirstquarter,whenitspentmorethan$51billiononstocks. ButBuffetthadalreadysharedthebiggestinvestmentswithBerkshireHathawayshareholdersatthecompany’srecentannualmeeting.ThatmeansinvestorsalreadyknewthatBuffetthadinvestedheavilyinChevron,OccidentalPetroleumandHPInc.duringthequarterwhilepickingupnearly4millionmoreApplesharesandbettingthatMicrosoft’sacquisitionofActivisionBlizzardwillgothrough. ButMonday’sSecuritiesandExchangeCommissionfilingalsorevealednewstakesinCitigroup,AllyFinancial,mediacompanyParamountGlobalandothers. VIRUSOUBTREAK-HOSPITALAID NewUShospitalsfacefiscalcrisisoverCOVIDreliefmoney THOMASVILLE,Ala.(AP)—AhandfulofU.S.hospitalsarefacingafinancialcrisisthatofficialssaywascausedbythefederalgovernment’srulesforpandemicreliefmoney. AtrioofhospitalsinAlabama,KansasandNewMexicosaythey’renotgettingasmuchassistanceasotherhospitalsbecausethey’resonewtheycan’tprovefinanciallossesfrombeforethepandemic. InruralsouthwestAlabama,ThomasvilleRegionalMedicalCentersaysit’sindangerofclosingafterjusttwoyears.FederalhealthofficialssayallthreehospitalshavegottensomemoneyfromtheCARESAct,andnohealthprovidersaregettingalltheirlossesreimbursed. ELONMUSK-TWITTER MuskhintsatpayinglessforTwitterthanhis$44Boffer DETROIT(AP)—TeslaCEOElonMuskhasgiventhestrongesthintyetthathewouldliketopaylessforTwitterthanhis$44billionoffermadelastmonth. MusktoldaMiamitechnologyconferencethataviabledealatalowerpricewouldnotbeoutofthequestion.That’saccordingtoaBloombergNewsreport.AlsoattheAllInSummit,Muskestimatedthatatleast20%ofTwitter’s229millionaccountsarespambots,apercentagehesaidwasatthelowendofhisassessment. TheappearancecameafewhoursafterMuskbegantrollingTwitterCEOParajAgrawal,whopostedaseriesoftweetsexplaininghiscompany’sefforttofightbotsandhowithasconsistentlyestimatedthatlessthan5%ofTwitteraccountsarefake. AMAZON-BRIBERY-SCHEME 2pleadguiltyinschemetomanipulateAmazonMarketplace SEATTLE(AP)—Twomoredefendantshavepleadedguiltyfortheirroleinamultimillion-dollarschemetomanipulatetheAmazonMarketplacee-commerceplatform. Sixpeoplehavebeenchargedinthecons