US stocks plunge amid coronavirus variant fears – as it happened

Major US stock indexes follow European counterparts with sell-offsUS says Microsoft Exchange hack shows ‘aggressive behavior’ by ChinaUK and allies accuse Chinese state-backed group of Microsoft hackExplainer: what is the Microsoft hack? 1.01am BST That’s all from me today. Here’s a rundown of the day’s biggest politics stories:12.49am BST Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer will file cloture on a placeholder bill for the bipartisan infrastructure plan tonight, set