The shares extended the gains Monday morning after two pharmaceutical companies received the “fast-track” designation for the development of their Covid-19 vaccine candidates, fueling hopes for a short-term inoculation amid the pandemic. Pfizer (PFE) and BioNTech SE (BNTX) announced that two of the companies’ four research vaccine candidates received the …
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A group of millionaires begs governments to tax them “immediately. Substantially. Permanently” to finance the global recovery from the coronavirus. In an open letter with 83 signatures, the millionaires said government taxes rather than charity are needed to address the consequences of the virus. The signers include Ben & Jerry …
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High temperatures over the weekend will persist to start the week as the threat of severe weather unfolds Monday in the central part of the country. Record heat and dangerous humidity as part of an intense heat wave will persist across a wide area of the U.S., from Southern California …
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Text size Fisker believes that Ocean is the world’s most sustainable all-electric SUV. Courtesy of Fisker. It’s official. Spartan Energy Acquisition is buying California-based electric vehicle maker Fisker in a deal that values the startup at $ 2.9 billion, another $ 1 billion valuation for the ultra-powered alternative fuel space. …
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Three teens were killed in the Brooklyn district of New York City after their car collided with another vehicle while making “donuts,” reports say. The fatal two-car accident occurred Saturday night in a parking lot at Floyd Bennett Field, a former naval air station during World War II, police told …
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