Memory chip maker Micron Technology Inc. was saved by a boom in data centers, adding to the growth of chip makers as the pandemic forces more companies to expand their cloud computing capabilities. . On Monday, Micron MU, + 1.35% reported better than expected fiscal gains in the second quarter …
Read More »The Nasdaq is not only outperforming the Dow and S&P 500, but it is having one of its best first halves against its stock market peers.
The chasm between the Nasdaq Compound and its rival benchmarks in the first half of 2020 has been very similar between Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt and everyone else in the world. The tech-laden index has enjoyed a growing advantage between itself and the Dow Jones Industrial Average USA: DJIA and …
Read More »CDC says the United States has “too much virus” to control the pandemic as cases increase across the country
Anne Schuchat, director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), speaks during a hearing of the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions at the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, on Tuesday March 3, 2020. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg via Getty Images Coronavirus is spreading too …
Read More »New Jersey delays resumption of dinner at restaurants as coronavirus cases grow in other states
New Jersey restaurants will not be able to resume meals indoors on Thursday as originally planned due to a growing number of coronavirus cases in other states, Governor Phil Murphy announced Monday. “Today we must stop at the resumption of the indoor dinner, which would also resume next Thursday. Under …
Read More »Gilead’s coronavirus drug will cost $ 2,340, which sounds expensive, but here’s why not
Gilead Sciences Inc.’s COVID-19 drug remdesivir will cost much less than Wall Street analysts had predicted in a move that likely points to a more measured and responsible approach to the price of treatments and vaccines during the pandemic. Gilead GILD Shares, It gained 0.9% in trading on Monday following …
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