Text size Joseph Prezioso / Getty Images Shares of Modern biotechnology fell 6.2% on Thursday afternoon after health news website Stat reported that the company was delaying the start of a Phase 3 trial of its experimental Covid-19 vaccine. The report, based on quotes from unidentified sources described as “investigators,” …
Read More »Trump’s ambassadors sold shares while the president played down the pandemic
Several U.S. ambassadors actively abandoned their stocks as President Donald Trump tried to minimize the coronavirus outbreak in its early stages. The ambassadors of Uruguay, France, Morocco and Italy sold shares in transactions that could have earned them millions of dollars, according to financial disclosure documents reviewed by CNBC. Much …
Read More »Researchers find neurological damage in four children with inflammatory coronavirus syndrome
Justin Paget | fake pictures Children diagnosed with pediatric multisystemic inflammatory syndrome Covid-19, or PMIS, can develop new neurological problems without any of the respiratory problems commonly associated with the virus, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The researchers examined 27 children …
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 …
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