The Dow Jones Industrial Average will see a handful of significant changes on Monday morning, but that, perhaps, change in how it will be calculated, will be the most important for Wall Street in the near term. Starting Monday’s opening, the so-called divisor – the figure used to determine the …
Read More »Covid-19 vaccines: Experts call for independent commission separate from FDA to review data
U.S. The Food and Drug Administration regulates vaccines, and it is OK to put them on the market. Physicians fear, however, that after many government mistakes during the epidemic, a level of independent review is needed to convince Americans that the government is safe and effective from the shots. Dr. …
Read More »The French magazine is outraged at the racist portrayal of Black Lomaker
PARIS – A French magazine has caught fire after publishing a fictional story and picture depicting a French legislator as an African slave in the 18th century. The legislator, Daniel Obono, an anti-apartheid activist who is black and was born in the former French colony of Gabon, calls and describes …
Read More »Mask wearers are “dramatically less likely” to get a serious case of Covid-19
The mask slows the spread of SARS-CoV-2 By reducing how much the infected people spray the virus into the surrounding environment when they cough or talk. Evidence from laboratory experiments, hospitals, and countries around the world shows that masks work, and that disease control and prevention centers in the U.S. …
Read More »Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway buys stakes in Japan’s top five trading companies
Warren Buffett Gary Miller | CNBC They say 90 is the new 70, and that may be true in the case of Vern Run Buffett. The chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway announced today on his 90th birthday that his company has acquired a slightly more than 5% stake in …
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