While Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. prepared this week to close on riding dogs in California, alternative modes of transportation on-demand say they are ready to pick up the slack. Uber UBER, -0.54% and Lift LIFT, + 1.43% must obey a San Francisco Superior Court judge’s order by midnight …
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Despite the urgency of beating COVID-19, health officials may delay the development of an effective vaccine. Authorities in the U.S. and elsewhere have yet to authorize an ethical charge investigation procedure called “trials with human challenge.” Challenge tests deliberately involve volunteers with the disease – which explains the official retention …
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Americans with 401 (k) plans may think they have saved a lot for retirement, but a new government rule will show them exactly how much money they will see in their old age. The Department of Labor has published its interim final rule whereby managers have plans for defined contributions, …
Read More »Euro’s two-year high pushes ECB to buy more bonds
The European currency traded at $ 1.19 on Tuesday EURUSD, + 0.53%, about 7% up since the beginning of the year and more than 11% since March 20, round the time lockdowns were implemented across the continent. The European currency is now at its highest level since May 2018, and …
Read More »The impact of ‘Fortnite’ could be epic on Big Tech’s anti-trust investigations
While lawmakers and privacy advocates continue to push for anti-trust integration from four of tech’s biggest companies, some big names in video gaming could speed things up. This is one of the initial conclusions of legal experts and developers following the lawsuit filed by Epic Games Inc. against Apple Inc. …
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