The U.S. economy gained momentum this month as companies shook the effects of the pandemic-induced decline, although yields in other parts of the world were slower, according to new research from purchasing managers. The data released Friday suggests that U.S. companies will look back on demand when they reopen from …
Read More »Gilead: FDA could extend the use of remdesivir despite mixed data
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration was able to update its emergency use authorization for Gilead Sciences Inc’s (GILD.O) brakesivir of drugs to admit patients admitted to hospital with moderate COVID-19, despite mixed test results, the company’s top study said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: An ampoule of Ebola …
Read More »Exclusive: Approximately one-fifth of Pfizer subscribers, BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine study are Black or Latino
CHICAGO / NEW YORK (Reuters) – Approximately one-fifth of the 11,000 people enrolled in a 30,000-volunteer U.S. trial of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine (PFE.N) and German partner BioNTech (22UAy.F) are Black as Latino, groups among the hardest hit by the coronavirus virus pandemic, said a top Pfizer executive. PHILO PHOTO: …
Read More »Sales of existing homes grow by almost 25% in July
Home sales grew in July, signaling how much the pandemic is adapting to where and how Americans want to live in this period of social distance and work from home. Buyers of homes that were restless in March and April when a large part of the country was under siege …
Read More »Florida Coronavirus: A 6-year-old girl is the latest death of Covid-19 from the state
The girl was among the 119 dead reported by the state on Friday, according to data from the Florida Department of Health. It is unclear whether she contracted the virus after she had been in contact with a known case or if her infection was travel-related. The health department did …
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