Supply Lines is a daily newsletter that tracks the impact of Covid-19 on trade. Sign up here, and subscribe to our Covid-19 podcast for the latest news and analysis on the pandemic. The European Union and the UK have warned they may not be able to reach a deal on …
Read More »Brexit: UK-EU trade talks decline and time is running out
British and EU officials said Friday that not much progress had been made in negotiations to impose new terms of trade before transitional Brexit arrangements expire at the end of 2020. Michel Barnier, chief negotiator for the European Union, said discussions even in reverse on key issues were shifting issues …
Read More »Food trucks hit by virus find new foodies
LYNNWOOD, Wash. (AP) – On a hot summer night, two food trucks pulled up a tree-lined street in a hilltop neighborhood outside Seattle. The smell of grilled meat filled the air, and neighbors slurped on boba tea drinks. Toddlers, teens, their parents and dogs sat in the grass, chatting behind …
Read More »Cinemas reopen this weekend, but attendance is in question
A medical worker wearing a mask walks into the AMC movie theater in Times Square amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 7, 2020 in New York City. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images On Friday, AMC, Regal, Cinemark and Marcus Corp and other major theater chains reopened their doors to the …
Read More »Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine could be authorized by October, analysts say
Text size Jeenah Moon / Getty Images Pfizer hopes to get emergency food authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for its Covid-19 vaccine, produced in collaboration with BioNTech, in October – a timeline that is possible, and not the only positive for the biotech industry, according to a Mizuho …
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