Both Walmart (WMT) and Target (TGT) delivered fantastic second-quarter reports this week, and Barron’s had noted for the reports that Target was likely to receive a major boost from its results. That’s the way it’s been played, with Target stock jumping 12% on Wednesday afternoon, while Walmart reported losses after …
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Russia coronavirus vaccine to test on 40,000 volunteers, according to research institute
A staff member at the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Russian Ministry of Health, which produces a COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine is produced at the institute and other Russian pharmaceutical plants. It will be available to the public on January 1, 2021. Vyacheslav Prokofyev | …
Read More »Sarah Sanders: DNC speakers do not want to talk about Joe Biden, they just want to attack Trump
Democrats do not have much to say about Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden because there “are not many good things to say,” according to Fox News staffer Sarah Sanders. “The Democrats have made it a point to do nothing but attack the president. They’re so out of step with most …
Read More »Trump proposes that government scientists oppose plasma therapy for political reasons
President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused government scientists of slow walking of a safe but unproven coronavirus therapy, recovery time plasma, for political reasons. © Evan Vucci / AP Photo President Donald Trump addressed the White House on Wednesday, ‘You have a lot of people there who do not want …
Read More »2020 NBA Draft Lottery Buzz: The Mystery Begins Right at the Top | Bleacher report
Matt Stamey / Associated Press The arrival of the NBA draft lottery Thursday night has prompted teams to put their boards back together and dig for more intelligence. Bleacher Report has been keeping an eye on the league’s draft talks all season, and now things are starting to heat up …
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