NEW YORK (Reuters) – Corporate America is reducing its real estate footprint as companies allow more employees to work from home, a growing threat to traditional office building owners and a sign that companies are looking for ways to reduce costs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. FILE PHOTO: …
Read More »This promising new COVID-19 treatment could reduce patient deaths
Aerosol-based treatment could dramatically reduce the number of new coronavirus patients dying from the disease or requiring intensive care, according to preliminary results published Monday by a British biotech firm. In a randomized trial of 100 hospitalized patients with COVID-19, those who received an inhaled formula of the protein interferon …
Read More »IBM beats estimates; See profit as customers accelerate the move to the cloud
(Reuters) – International Business Machines Corp (IBM.N) topped second-quarter profit estimates on Monday, noting that demand for their cloud computing business would increase as large corporations accelerate their digital change due to the coronavirus crisis. FILE PHOTO: A man stands near an IBM logo at the Mobile World Congress in …
Read More »State sees drop in test results, confirms 703 new cases of coronavirus
MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) – The number of coronavirus test results released Monday is the lowest number for exactly a week. On Monday, the state released 6,992 test results. Of those, 703 were positive for the coronavirus, which is 10.1% of all test results. Another 6,289 tests were negative for the …
Read More »Boring bank clients flock to daily trading platforms during the pandemic
FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians are reflected in the window as customers transact at a Bank of America ATM in Washington on July 19, 2011. REUTERS / Kevin Lamarque / File Photo (Reuters) – Retail investment is having a moment. Top U.S. brokerage firms reporting quarterly results this week applauded the self-directed …
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