The US dollar is taking a beating on Wall Street, measured by a popular index. The blame is partly on the revival of the EURUSD euro, -0.01% as European leaders forged a historic fiscal pact to lift the eurozone economy out of the coronavirus pandemic that has brought much of …
Read More »Disney World guests can no longer eat or drink while walking
Be our guest, with a few exceptions. That appears to be the motto of the Disney World pandemic, as the beloved theme park struggles to keep visitors safe and socially aloof, while providing a fun and memorable experience after a partial reopening on July 11. Some restaurants and attractions remain …
Read More »Oil gains, with prices holding above $ 40 after positive results from coronavirus vaccine test
Oil finished higher on Monday, with prices staying above $ 40 a barrel as positive test results for a coronavirus vaccine helped offset concerns about energy demand linked to the surge in global cases of COVID-19 above 14.5 million. Risk appetite received a boost “following news that a coronavirus vaccine …
Read More »AstraZeneca Covid-19 data looks positive, but falls short of last week’s hype
Text size Jason Alden / Bloomberg Data on the Covid-19 vaccine in development by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford published in The Lancet on Monday looked positive, but the stock fell after rising last week due to high expectations for the data. Shares of the US deposit receipt for …
Read More »Why could pooled evidence be a breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19?
Hopes of a COVID-19 summer pardon have been dashed as cases rose in June. As infections increase, so does the need for testing. In late June, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, announced that health officials were considering conducting pooled tests for COVID-19 …
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