For the first time during the pandemic, weekly unemployment claims dipped below 1 million, but there are likely to be many more Americans eligible for unemployment benefits that were not applicable. When the $ 2 trillion CARES law was passed in March, the self-employed, self-employed, gig workers and other non-traditional …
Read More »UK beats two Covid-19 vaccine cases for 90 million doses
The UK government said on Friday it had signed deals for a further 90 million doses of coronavirus vaccines as the country raced to secure supplies of experimental shots to combat the pandemic. Under the new agreements in principle, the American medicine developer Novavax NVAX, + 7.12% will supply 60 …
Read More »Novavax stock jumps on vaccinated deal with South Korean firm
Text size Andrey Rudakov / Bloomberg Novavax said it has a deal with SK Bioscience to produce the antigen component of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate during the pandemic period. The stock jumped more than 9% Thursday morning. Novavax (ticker: NVAX) said its development and supply agreement with the South Korean …
Read More »UK adds quarantine list to France, Netherlands: Coronavirus live | News
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in both Mexico and Peru has increased to 500,000, with Lima reporting the highest death rates in Latin America. The United Kingdom said all arrivals from France and the Netherlands would be subject to a 14-day career starting on Saturday, prompting Paris to …
Read More »News updates: Joe Biden Presses for National Mask Mandate
Workers wearing personal protective equipment perform Covid-19 tests in Drive in Winnetka, California (Photo by Kevin Winter / Getty Images) Getty Images Text size Here’s what you need to know about the impact of Covid-19 to navigate the markets today. • Joe Biden kicks in for a national mask mandate, …
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