Text size Denis Charlet / AFP via Getty Images Microsoft released better-than-expected financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter as demand for its cloud-based software increased amid the pandemic-induced change to work and learn from home. For the quarter ended June 30, Microsoft (ticker: MSFT) posted revenue of $ 38 …
Read More »Here’s what you need to know July 22, 2020
The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 75,248 as of Wednesday, including 6,141 deaths, state officials report. Wednesday’s update represents 523 new cases and six additional deaths. Tuesday’s totals were 74,725 confirmed cases and 6,135 total deaths. Tracking Trends in Michigan Hospitalization Data …
Read More »Trump again pushes wearing masks during coronavirus briefing
WASHINGTON – President Trump returned to the podium for another White House coronavirus briefing on Wednesday night, which appeared a second time without his health experts. Unlike his appearances at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic that ended abruptly in April, Trump spoke for just 21 minutes and implored Americans …
Read More »The United States agrees to purchase 100 million doses of the candidate vaccine Pfizer COVID-19 for $ 1.95B
The United States will pay the pharmaceutical company Pfizer $ 1.95 billion to produce and deliver 100 million doses of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate in case the drug is effective in human trials, the company said in a press release on Wednesday. Pfizer will administer the vaccine when the …
Read More »Southwest says: no mask, no flight. Only children under 2 years exempt
CHICAGO / WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Southwest Airlines (LUV.N) said Wednesday that it was removing all exemptions from its face-covering requirement, except for children under the age of 2, in the toughest policy so far among U.S. airlines. American Airlines Group Inc (AAL.O) did the same with a similar order later …
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