Text size fake pictures Shares of AstraZeneca rose on Thursday as new drug sales helped the British pharmaceutical giant exceed expectations in the second quarter. Late-stage trials for its experimental coronavirus vaccine, developed with the University of Oxford, have also begun in the UK, Brazil and South Africa, the company …
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Text size Johnson & Johnson became the third western biopharmaceutical company to start a new test of its Covid-19 vaccine this week, but with one difference: in a surprise announcement Thursday morning, the company said it would test its vaccine in a format single dose. Moderna (MRNA) and Pfizer (PFE) …
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Amazon also posted record profits on Thursday. AFP / Getty Images Amazon.com Inc. obtained approval from the Federal Communications Commission to build a $ 10 billion satellite internet network that would rival SpaceX’s Starlink network. In documents released Thursday, the FCC authorized Amazon’s request to build a network of more …
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Text size David McNew / Getty Images Exxon Mobil and Chevron report earnings on Friday amid a bleak period for energy reserves. Most of the oil and gas names collapsed on Thursday, because the path back to “normal” in recent months is likely to be more complicated than investors initially …
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Text size Joe Klamar / AFP via Getty Images Gold prices have rebounded to new highs, helped by renewed weakness in the dollar, and the metal may soon be on the verge of reaching $ 2,000 an ounce. Gold rose $ 35 to $ 1,937 an ounce in early trading …
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