Moderna Inc and Pfizer Inc launched two trials of 30,000 subjects of COVID-19 vaccines that could open the way for regulatory approval and widespread use by the end of this year, the companies said Monday. The trials, both announced Monday, are the first late-stage studies backed by efforts by the …

European stocks struggled for profit on Wednesday as investors received a flood of earnings from banks such as Barclays PLC and Deutsche Bank AG, and waited for a Federal Reserve announcement to come later. The Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP Index, + 0.06% It fell 0.3% to 366.94 after gaining 0.4% …

Brexit may not be at the top of anyone’s inbox right now, but the clock is ticking the UK’s current transition period with the European Union (EU), which allows the UK to operate as if it was more or less it remains a member state while both parties negotiate their …

Florida set another record Tuesday with nearly 200 more COVID-19 deaths recorded overnight, but for the past few days an ominous sight outside a funeral home has been sending a shiver through a Miami-area city, a refrigerated trailer for store bodies. © Provided by NBC News Rumors that the bodies …

Experts have been recommending face masks as a way to prevent the spread of the coronavirus; The wearer of the face mask can protect those around him by blocking respiratory drops, which have been identified as a primary means of transmission of COVID-19. But could wearing a face mask also …