Tag Archives: The outbreak / epidemic

Shares run despite inflation news, Stimulus fear

Text size Getty Images U.S. equities stand despite the lack of progress in efforts to negotiate another stimulus package and further data showing strengthening inflation. Shortly after the open, the Dow Jones Industrial Average averaged 263 points, or 1%, up 27,950. The S&P 500 also advanced 1%, while the Nasdaq …

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COVID-19 infections hit exactly 20 million worldwide – why the actual number of cases is likely to be much higher

The coronavirus pandemic hit another unwelcome milestone Tuesday morning as the number of COVID-19 infections worldwide hit 20,092,855, according to the latest data collected by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering. But the actual number of cases in both the U.S. and worldwide is likely to be …

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