File – This September 2020 photo, provided by Johnson & Johnson, shows a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the company. A.P. European stocks held lower on Tuesday, with traders losing momentum after halting key coronavirus trials waiting for earnings from some of the world’s leading banks. Stocks Europe 600 …
Read More »Indonesia has 270 million people and one of the lowest Covid-19 test rates in the world
Seven months after its first coronavirus case was reported, the world’s fourth most populous country still has a large number of blind flights. An archipelago of 270 million people, Indonesia has tested a smaller portion of its population than any other major economy. According to Our World in Data, a …
Read More »Global coronavirus deaths exceed one million
The death toll from the coronavirus epidemic reached one million on Saturday, as many countries continue to struggle to eradicate the virus that has overwhelmed health care systems, weighted economies and daily life around the world. Covid-19, a virus-causing disease, kills an average of more than 70,000 people every day …
Read More »European stocks and US equity futures are on the verge of vaccination and M&A action.
Capped vials of Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, who resumed trials after a break last week. Vincenzo Pinto / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images European stocks rallied on Monday, with US equity futures driven by news of vaccine hope, mergers and acquisitions. Stoxx Europe 600 Index SXXXP, -0.04% The best …
Read More »Why a valid coronavirus vaccine cannot eradicate the epidemic quickly
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk warned you. In May, when the stock of the electric vehicle was less than half of its current value (adjusted for splitting), Musk famously tweeted that his company had been overvalued. Investors finally shared that vote on Tuesday when the stock fell 21 percent after …
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