As the Covid-19 crisis intensifies in the United States, the fight for an effective vaccine is about to collide with the electoral calendar. Pfizer (ticker: PFE) says it will seek authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for its Covid-19 vaccine starting in October. Meanwhile, the federal government’s Covid-19 vaccine …
Read More »Dow Jones Industrial Average Soars After Goldman Sachs Earnings
Text size It is good to be the Dow. The stock market continues to rise on Wednesday, but some indices are rising more than others. S&P 500 futures are up 1.4%, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are up 566 points, or 2.1%, and Nasdaq Composite is up just 0.5%. …
Read More »Vaccine Hopes Boost Earnings for European Stocks and US Stock Futures
Tourists stroll through the center of Rovinj on the Istrian peninsula in the Adriatic Sea on July 4, 2020. Denis Lovrovic / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images European stocks rose Wednesday, and US equity futures also rose as investors accepted positive news about a candidate for the coronavirus vaccine. The …
Read More »Vaccine Hopes Boost Earnings for European Stocks and US Stock Futures
Posted: Jul 15, 2020 at 3:59 am ET European stocks rose Wednesday, and US equity futures also rose as investors accepted positive news about a candidate for the coronavirus vaccine. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index FXXP00 It was up 0.8% after a 0.8% loss on Tuesday. The index is barely …
Read More »Moderna’s action jumps when an analyst expects the FDA to approve its Covid-19 vaccine
Text size Maddie Meyer / Getty Images Moderna’s shares have risen 239% so far this year, and the biotech company, which has no approved medications, has a market capitalization of more than $ 24 billion. But in a note sent out Monday morning, Jefferies analyst Michael Yee writes that the …
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