The TikTok app from ByteDance Ltd. will be shown in the App Store on a smartphone on a regular photo taken in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday, August 3, 2020. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walmart said it is partnering with Microsoft in a bid for TikTok. The retail …
Read More »CDC defends controversial new guidance for coronavirus testing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is defending its controversial new guidance on coronavirus testing after writing from various medical groups and accusations of political intervention. Earlier this week, the CDC quickly revised its guidance on coronavirus testing, dropping its previous recommendation to test anyone who came in close …
Read More »NYSE gets approval for cheaper IPO alternative for companies amid SPAC boom
The New York Stock Exchange has won the approval of regulators to allow companies new shares through direct listings, creating a cheaper alternative to the traditional first public offering. The Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday night in an order that it approved a new type of direct listing where …
Read More »Scientists doubt the increase in plasma indicated by Trump is ‘breakthrough’ treatment
Scientists and public health officials said Monday they are skeptical overpowering plasma is an effective treatment for patients hospitalized with Covid-19, even after the Food and Drug Administration granted an emergency use authorization for the treatment and President Donald Trump showed it as a breakthrough. “ There are no formally …
Read More »Trump will presumably announce emergency authorization for coronavirus plasma treatment
US President Donald Trump will address the Council for National Policy Meeting in Arlington, Virginia on Friday, August 21, 2020. Tasos Katopodis | UPI | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump will announce on Sunday the emergency authorization of convalescent plasma for Covid-19, according to the Washington Post and …
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