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BioNTech and Pfizer Report Good News From Vaccine Trial

This early-stage study of BNT162b1 included 45 healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 55, with participants split into three dose groups. Aside from this d...

USA stocks end up Tuesday; indices report robust quarterly gains

The Dow Jones Industrial Average once surged 493 points before closing with a gain of 92 points (+0.36%) at 25827. Dow futures dropped about 220 points, or 0....

Trump says he supports another round of direct payments to Americans

Last week, the Government Accountability Office found that close to 1.1 million dead people received CARES checks totaling almost $1.4 billion, due to process...

Trump can't 'run around to every local community' to enforce wearing masks

However, on Thursday, the President , it seems, has had a change of mind when he, for the first time, endorsed the use of a face mask, saying that it (mask) ma...

S&P Rises as Economic Data, Positive Vaccine Results Overshadow Rising Cases

There were 45 healthy adults included in the study , with 24 administered two doses of 10 and 30 µg, 12 who received a single 100 µg, and nine who were the pla...

India's services activity stayed in deep contraction in June: PMI

Any reading above 50 indicates expansion, and analysts said the strong performance by China's service sector, which accounts for about 60% of the economy, sug...

Japan to US: Extradite men accused of helping ex-Nissan boss flee

The request had to be filed within 45 days of the arrests. The men - security contractor and former USA special forces member Michael Taylor and his son Peter...

US Markets: Stocks rise with Nasdaq at record on vaccine hope

However, gains have been limited given worries the jump in new Covid-19 cases, resulting in California becoming the latest USA state to re-impose lockdown measu...

Pfizer jumps on early data from BioNTech-partnered COVID-19 vaccine study

Higher antibody levels in patients who'd received the vaccine are a useful proxy for immunity to covid-19, but we don't yet know for sure that they guarantee im...

Another experimental covid-19 vaccine has shown promising early results

Jansen, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Head of Vaccine Research & Development, Pfizer . United States stocks closed mixed on Wednesday as investors weighed...

Opec, Russia seen easing oil production cuts from August

Opec and its allies including Russian Federation, know as Opec+, have agreed to cut production by a record 9.7 million barrels per day, or 10 percent of global...

Qatar Airways to boost Belgrade flights

If leaving from the Qatar hub in Doha, passengers are given their PPE at the check-in desk that they can use to traverse the airport. Qatar Airways has incr...

Will the Pfizer vaccine solve the coronavirus crisis?

Hopes for an effective vaccine eased investors concerns over the record surge in coronavirus cases in the USA, sending stocks on Wall Street higher Wednesday ...

Trade deficit narrowed in May as exports rose and imports fell again

The median estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg had called for a widening to US$53.2 billion. The 16.9% drop in imports to $17 billion from January to...

Major Pizza Hut, Wendy’s franchisee files for bankruptcy

As CNN reports , privately-held NPC, which also franchises Wendy's restaurants, has been dealing with "a ideal storm of problems" that led to the Chapter 11 fi...

Canada's Big Five banks join Facebook advertising boycott

My guess is that all these advertisers will be back on the platform soon enough'. Facebook employees erupted in protest in early June, staging a virtual walk-...

Holden dealers accept General Motors compensation

After a months-long battle the Australian Holden Dealer Council today revealed they had accepted the offer, which would hand dealers $1500 per new auto sold ove...

Oil prices dip on demand worries as California reimposes restrictions

New U.S. COVID-19 cases rose by more than 50,000 on Thursday, setting a record for a third consecutive day, according to a Reuters tally. Brent crude rose...

Dow Jones jumps at open as U.S. job growth accelerates

Gold has advanced and the Australian dollar is edging higher. Investors can expect Australian shares to rise at the start of trading after their USA counterpa...

SoftBank-backed Lemonade soars 73% in U.S. market debut

Softbank has a 21.8% stake in Lemonade that is now valued at about £2.40 billion. According to Lemonade , the shares are expected to trade on the New York ...

'Another critical victory': Kenney applauds Supreme Court dismissal of TMX appeal

In a joint statement Thursday, the first Nations leaders said they are "extremely disappointed" by the decision, but vowed to explore all legal options to keep ...

Air Canada suspends 30 domestic routes

Air Canada has announced it is indefinitely suspending five routes out of Ottawa as it continues to deal with heavy losses because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ai...

Million Jobs Added in June, Unemployment Drops to 11.1 Percent

The number of permanent job losers continued to rise, increasing by 588,000 to 2.9 million in June. "The important thing to remember is that these numbers, th...

Redefine Meat unveils its first 3D printed vegan steak product - Alt-Steak

Meat-Tech 3D is combining 3D printing with the lab meat process. Readers interested in sampling the texture and flavor-replicating meat won't have to wait too l...

International Monetary Fund urges Ukraine to keep central bank independent as governor exits

The National Bank of Ukraine chief said he has handed his resignation to President Volodymyr Zelensky. He said, "systematic political pressure" on the NBU "...

Fresh Express issues recall of products containing lettuce, red cabbage and carrots

Check your fridges for a well-known brand of bagged salads - they're now subject to a recall. Image of a Fresh Express salad now subject to recall. The CDC ...

Heat warning issued for next several days

Inland from the Great Lakes, daytime high temperatures near 30 with humidex values near 36 are expected over the next few days. In its advisory , Environment...

Tesla overtakes Toyota to become most valuable carmaker in the world

The electric automaker is set to report its second-quarter delivery figures later this week, which could indicate whether it's on track to reach its forecast ...

Someone in Ireland has won €2.8m in tonight's Lotto

A player wins the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing. There were 68 winners of the Raffle Prize each with each person set to receive a c...

630PS Nettuno V6 motor to power upcoming Maserati MC20 sportscar

The new engine, termed Nettuno, is a 3.0-litre V6 with the two banks of cylinders arranged at 90 degrees to each other. The Alfa-based machine was being used to...