Covid-19 vaccines are poised to become big business. Its potential to generate staggering revenue has already added billions of dollars to the market value of drug makers like Pfizer and Moderna. . That promise is also drawing scrutiny in Washington. Rising prescription drug costs are one of the few problems …
Read More »Buffett joins his bet at his favorite bank: BofA
Berkshire Hathaway now owns 981.6 million Bank of America shares worth around $ 24 billion. Houston Cofield / Bloomberg Text size Bank of America is Warren Buffett’s favorite bank. Berkshire Hathaway (ticker: BRK.B) collected 33.9 million shares last week, paying around $ 810 million, or an average price of around …
Read More »Manufacturers of Covid-19 vaccines could be heroes. But not if the price is too high
Covid-19 vaccines are poised to become big business. Its potential to generate staggering revenue has already added billions of dollars to the market value of drug makers like Pfizer and Moderna.. That promise is also drawing scrutiny in Washington. Rising prescription drug costs are one of the few problems where …
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If Tesla is added to the S&P 500 stock index this year, it will be a great victory for the electric vehicle maker and its shareholders. This is because money managers who manage funds that track the index or compare its performance against it will have to buy Tesla shares. …
Read More »Race for a Covid-19 vaccine could have political side effects
As the Covid-19 crisis intensifies in the United States, the fight for an effective vaccine is about to collide with the electoral calendar. Pfizer (ticker: PFE) says it will seek authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for its Covid-19 vaccine starting in October. Meanwhile, the federal government’s Covid-19 vaccine …
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