US stock indices USA They closed higher on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq Composite reserving another record close, helped by improving economic data and optimism on Wall Street about US capacity. USA To respond to the growing cases of COVID-19. Technology and consumer-oriented stocks led the recovery, with Apple posting a …
Read More »IRS Clarifies Rules on Who Qualifies for Coronavirus Hardship Loans, Retirement Account Withdrawals
Text size A man enters the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, DC Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / Getty Images The new Internal Revenue Service guide clarifies the circumstances under which retirement account owners are eligible to take a coronavirus-related loan or withdraw from their plan without the typical taxes or penalties. …
Read More »Fauci says that COVID-19 has a feature that I have never seen before: “I have been dealing with viral outbreaks for the past 40 years.”
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for three decades and one of the leading experts on pandemics in the United States for the past four decades, told US lawmakers Tuesday that SARS-CoV-2 took it for surprise. , particularly in a unique way that helped …
Read More »Key Boeing supplier gets more bad news about 737 MAX
Text size Photograph by David Ryder / Getty Images Spirit AeroSystems said Monday night that Boeing asked it to produce fewer 737 MAX bodies, a story that not only jeopardizes the supplier’s financial health, but also means that the drama about the plane on the ground is far from over …
Read More »Scientists estimate the speed and distance of coronavirus transmission when people cough, sneeze, speak, and run
There are many scientists who know, and many who do not. In “Coughs and Sneezes: Their Role in Transmission of Viral Respiratory Infections, Including SARS-CoV-2,” published Tuesday, the researchers describe the various types and sizes of virus-containing drops present in sneezes and coughs, and how some medical procedures and devices …
Read More »