NEW YORK (Reuters) – The US S&P 500 benchmark is now positive for the year, yet most of its components have passed the rebound. FILE PHOTO: Traders wearing masks work, the first day of in-person trading since closing during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the floor of the …
Read More »Wave of Study Promising Results Raises Hope for Coronavirus Vaccines
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Early data from trials of three potential COVID-19 vaccines released Monday, including a closely watched Oxford University candidate, raised confidence that a vaccine can train the immune system to recognize and combat the new coronavirus without serious side effects It is still unclear whether any of these …
Read More »Whole Foods Punishes Workers Wearing Black Lives Matter Masks – Lawsuit
(Reuters) – Whole Foods Market was sued Monday by employees who accused the supermarket chain of punishing workers who wear “Black Lives Matter” face masks at work.
Read More »IBM beats estimates; See profit as customers accelerate the move to the cloud
(Reuters) – International Business Machines Corp (IBM.N) topped second-quarter profit estimates on Monday, noting that demand for their cloud computing business would increase as large corporations accelerate their digital change due to the coronavirus crisis. FILE PHOTO: A man stands near an IBM logo at the Mobile World Congress in …
Read More »First human trial of the Oxford coronavirus vaccine is promising
LONDON (Reuters) – An experimental vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford against the new coronavirus produced an immune response in early-stage clinical trials, data showed on Monday, preserving hope that it could be in use by the end of the year. Called AZD1222, the vaccine has been …
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