Wells Fargo (WFC) – Get report on Tuesday it posted a deeper-than-expected second-quarter loss and cut its dividend by a broader-than-expected margin as the coronavirus pandemic continued to hit earnings and the bank’s earnings outlook. The San Francisco-based bank reported a net loss of $ 2.4 billion, or 66 cents …
Read More »Florida sets coronavirus death record, hours after Governor DeSantis said the state had “stabilized”
TOPLINE Florida set a new record for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, one of several metrics showing that the state’s coronavirus crisis is still worsening, even as Governor Ron DeSantis claimed at a press conference Monday afternoon that the situation in the state had “stabilized”. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at …
Read More »House Democrats ask the Supreme Court to speed up Trump’s financial document cases
House Democrats urged the United States Supreme Court on Tuesday to speed up the process to bring the legal battle over President Donald Trump’s business records to lower courts. The judges ruled last week that the President did not have the absolute right to refuse to comply with legitimate subpoenas …
Read More »Squirrel in Colorado tests positive for bubonic plague
A squirrel has tested positive for the bubonic plague in the city of Morrison, Colorado, Jefferson County public health officials announced in a statement over the weekend. The squirrel, discovered Saturday, is the first plague case in Jefferson County, according to the statement. A spokesperson for Jefferson County Public Health …
Read More »Sterilization makes N95 masks unusable
Researchers from the University of Cincinnati have shown that two widely available sterilization methods for cleaning disposable surgical masks and N95 respirators make them less effective. The coronavirus pandemic has caused an explosion in demand for PPE, not only from healthcare workers but also from the general public. According to …
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