Trump says the increase in cases is ‘great news’

A pandemic of the new coronavirus has killed more than 520,000 people worldwide. More than 10.8 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering. The actual numbers …

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Global markets rise as investors evaluate positive coronavirus vaccine test and optimism about US jobs report Thursday

Shares rose Thursday after results showed Pfizer announced positive results Wednesday for an early-stage vaccination trial. Pfizer said that patients created 1.8 to 2.8 times the antibodies seen in those who recovered from COVID-19. A market analyst said that the “V-shaped recovery gnomes, once again, are getting to heaven.” But …

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