German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission Head Ursula von der Leyen hold a joint press conference via video conference to mark Berlin taking over the rotating EU presidency from July 1 to the end of the year in Berlin, Germany, July 2, 2020. Kay Nietfeld / Pool via Reuters …
Read More »Mortgage rates reached a new all-time low before the weekend of July 4
Could average mortgage rates fall below 3%? If the recent trend continues, it is a clear possibility. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.07% for the week ending July 2, six basis points less than the week before, Freddie Mac FMCC, + 1.59% reported Thursday. In comparison, these loans had an …
Read More »Pfizer’s shares rise as the company reveals the timeline for the coronavirus vaccine.
Text size Daniel Acker / Bloomberg Shares of the large pharmaceutical company Pfizer continue to rise one day after the company revealed promising and detailed data on a trial of its experimental vaccine Covid-19. Analysts said the highly aggressive timeline the company outlined on Wednesday was exciting, but far from …
Read More »United States Records Record 50,000 New Cases in One Day
California, Michigan and New York City became the last areas on Wednesday to halt some aspects of their reopening efforts as new cases increase across the country. Amid the surge, President Donald Trump said it is “all for masks,” but he does not believe the United States needs a national …
Read More »Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker: How Close Are We To A Vaccine? The | World News
Preclinical vaccines not yet in human trials 132 Phase 1 vaccines in small-scale safety trials 14 Phase 2 vaccines in expanded safety trials 8 Phase 3 vaccines in large-scale efficacy trials two Approved vaccines approved for general use 0 0 Source: WHO. Last update July 2 Researchers from around the …
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