NewsWatch: Dow futures climb 500 points on recovery hopes and vaccine news

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U.S. stock futures surged on Tuesday, with investors set to return from the long Memorial Day weekend. News that human trials have begun for a potential coronavirus vaccine cheered investors. See full story.

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Sherman says that the time has long passed for Washington to force Chinese companies to provide the same investor protections that U.S. companies have for decades. See full story.

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