Tesla Inc. chief executive Elon Musk, who runs a company with a valuation of close to $ 300 billion, does not want the electric vehicle maker to be “super profitable.” He got away with it in the second quarter, when Tesla made a profit of $ 104 million thanks to …
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Precious metals made dynamic gains today as a double whammy hit many short sellers. This knockout is the net result of two main ingredients; extreme weakness of the dollar and aggressive purchases by merchants and market participants. Price movements in both gold and silver brought those precious metals to levels …
Read More »Why could pooled evidence be a breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19?
Hopes of a COVID-19 summer pardon have been dashed as cases rose in June. As infections increase, so does the need for testing. In late June, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, announced that health officials were considering conducting pooled tests for COVID-19 …
Read More »Can old vaccine technology end the Covid-19 pandemic?
Text size Mladen Antonov / AFP / Getty Images As the new coronavirus pandemic continues in the U.S., people yearn for a victory after Washington’s spectacular failures to secure adequate supplies of test kits and personal protective equipment. Success depends on whether any of the candidates for the fast-track Covid-19 …
Read More »Here’s the latest on what we know works, and doesn’t work, in treating coronavirus infections.
I am a doctor and scientist at the University of Virginia. I care about patients and conduct research to find better ways to diagnose and treat infectious diseases, including COVID-19. Here I am sharing what is known about which treatments work, and which don’t, for the new coronavirus infection. Please …
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