During pre-market time on Monday, November 9, Pfizer (PFE) and Biontech (BNTX) announced very encouraging interim data for its Covid-19 vaccine. This news has big implications for the stock market. Or, should we call the stock market? Value stocks reacted very positively, while growth stocks lagged behind on Monday. This …
Read More »Japanese city deploys monster wolf robots to stop wild bears
The town of Takiwawa, on the northern island of Hokkaido, bought and installed a pair of robots in September after they were found wandering around a bear. City officials said no bear encounters have occurred since then. Bear watching is at a five-year high, mostly in rural areas of western …
Read More »Dames, GOP takes a different approach to the Georgia Senate Blitz
ATLANTA (AP) – John Osof took the stage in Columbus and took a look at a car-filled parking lot, with supporters blowing their horns in approval as he declared “change has come to Georgia.” Hours ago, Republican Sen. Kelly Lofler set foot on a microphone in suburban Atlanta and addressed …
Read More »Lands McLean County Increase in Covid Cases on NYT ‘Bad News Next’ List
According to an analysis by the New York Times, the Bloomington-Normal area is the country’s No. 3 metro area per capita, with new COVID-19 cases growing the fastest. McLean County added about 1,400 new cases in the past week, according to data from the Illinois Department of Public Health. Enough …
Read More »NASA moves forward to bring Mars rocks back to Earth
This illustration shows the concept of a NASA Mars elevation vehicle sampled in orbit around Mars. NASA / JPL-Caltech Sending a spacecraft to Mars is one thing. It’s another to land on the surface, pick up some pieces of the planet and then bring them all the way back to …
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